New Living Translation
Exodus 6:8
8I will bring you into the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as your very own possession. I am the Lord!’”
Exodus 6:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you for a possession. I am the Lord.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as a heritage: I am the Lord.’ ”
Context of Exodus 6:8
6“Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment. 7I will claim you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God who has freed you from your oppression in Egypt. I will bring you into the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as your very own possession. I am the Lord!’” 9So Moses told the people of Israel what the Lord had said, but they refused to listen anymore. They had become too discouraged by the brutality of their slavery. 10Then the Lord said to Moses,
Read all of Exodus 6Exodus 6:8 word by word
וְהֵבֵאתִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ אֶת־יָדִ֔י לָתֵ֣ת אֹתָ֔הּ לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם לְיִצְחָ֖ק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑ב וְנָתַתִּ֨י אֹתָ֥הּ לָכֶ֛ם מוֹרָשָׁ֖ה אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I will bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- you in unto the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- concerning the which I did swearיָדyâd · hand: vowH3027
- concerning the which I did swearנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: vowH5375
- to giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- it to Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
- to Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327
- and to Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
- it you for an heritageמוֹרָשָׁהmôrâshâh · possessionH4181
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Exodus 6:8
- Genesis 14:22Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I solemnly swear to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
- Deuteronomy 32:40Now I raise my hand to heaven and declare, “As surely as I live,
- Ezekiel 20:5Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: When I chose Israel—when I revealed myself to the descendants of Jacob in Egypt—I took a solemn oath that I, the Lord, would be their God.
- Ezekiel 36:7Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I have taken a solemn oath that those nations will soon have their own shame to endure.
- Ezekiel 47:14Otherwise each tribe will receive an equal share. I took a solemn oath and swore that I would give this land to your ancestors, and it will now come to you as your possession.
- Exodus 32:13Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. You bound yourself with an oath to them, saying, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven. And I will give them all of this land that I have promised to your descendants, and they will possess it forever.’”
- Genesis 15:18So the Lord made a covenant with Abram that day and said, “I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt to the great Euphrates River—
- Genesis 22:16“This is what the Lord says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that
- Genesis 26:3Live here as a foreigner in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. I hereby confirm that I will give all these lands to you and your descendants, just as I solemnly promised Abraham, your father.
- Genesis 28:13At the top of the stairway stood the Lord, and he said, “I am the Lord, the God of your grandfather Abraham, and the God of your father, Isaac. The ground you are lying on belongs to you. I am giving it to you and your descendants.
- Genesis 35:12And I will give you the land I once gave to Abraham and Isaac. Yes, I will give it to you and your descendants after you.”
- Exodus 6:2And God said to Moses, “I am Yahweh—‘the Lord.’
- Numbers 23:19God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?
- 1 Samuel 15:29And he who is the Glory of Israel will not lie, nor will he change his mind, for he is not human that he should change his mind!”
Commentaries on Exodus 6:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Which I did swear - ידי את נשאתי nasathi eth yadi, I have lifted up my hand. The usual mode of making an appeal to God, and hence considered to be a form of swearing. It is thus that Isaiah 62:8; is to be understood: The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-8Once again, God clearly connected his present action with the promises he made to the patriarchs (Abraham and his family). God works in history in ways that show his faithfulness. He makes promises, and he keeps them. God also planned to reveal more about himself than he had revealed to the patriarchs. This new generation would understand more about who he is and what he intends to do. They would especially learn more about the meaning and demands of the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131. the Lord said unto Moses--The Lord, who is long-suffering and indulgent to the errors and infirmities of His people, made allowance for the mortification of Moses as the result of this first interview and cheered him with the assurance of a speedy and successful termination to his embassy.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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