Exodus 19:6

Exodus 19:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”

Context of Exodus 19:6

4Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself. 5Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine: and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. 7And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the LORD commanded him. 8And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses reported the words of the people unto the LORD.

Exodus 19:6 word by word

וְאַתֶּ֧ם תִּהְיוּ־לִ֛י מַמְלֶ֥כֶת כֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְג֣וֹי קָד֑וֹשׁ אֵ֚לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּדַבֵּ֖ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

• meאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• holyקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• Theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Exodus 19:6

• Deuteronomy 33:2And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, And rose from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, And he came from the ten thousands of holy ones: At his right hand was a fiery law unto them.
• Isaiah 61:6But ye shall be named the priests of the LORD: men shall call you the ministers of our God: ye shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
• Romans 12:1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
• 1 Peter 2:5ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• Revelation 1:6and he made us to be a kingdom, to be priests unto his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
• Revelation 5:10and madest them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon the earth.
• Revelation 20:6Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: over these the second death hath no power; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
• Leviticus 11:44For I am the LORD your God: sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that moveth upon the earth.
• Leviticus 19:2Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
• Leviticus 20:24But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from the peoples.
• Leviticus 21:7They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.
• Deuteronomy 7:6For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.
• Deuteronomy 26:19and to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.
• Deuteronomy 28:9The LORD shall establish thee for an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee; if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
• Isaiah 62:12And they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.
• 1 Corinthians 3:17If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

Commentaries on Exodus 19:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6And a holy nation - They should be a nation, one people; firmly united among themselves, living under their own laws; and powerful, because united, and acting under the direction and blessing of God. They should be a holy nation, saved from their sins, righteous in their conduct, holy in their hearts; every external rite being not only a significant ceremony, but also a means of conveying light and life, grace and peace, to every person who…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6A kingdom of priests - Israel collectively is a royal and priestly race: a dynasty of priests, each true member uniting in himself the attributes of a king and priest. Compare 1 Peter 2:5; Revelation 1:6. An holy nation - The holiness of Israel consisted in its special consecration to God: it was a sacred nation, sacred by adoption, by covenant, and by participation in all means of grace. Compare Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 26:19; Deuteronomy 28:9; 1…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6God, who owns all the earth, promised to make Israel his treasured possession. This promise depended on their acceptance and faithful keeping of a covenant with God. unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation: The nation was to act as intercessors between a holy God and a lost world. God would reveal himself through Israel (see 1 Peter 2:9–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-63-6. Moses went up unto God--the Shekinah--within the cloud (Ex 33:20; Joh 1:18). Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, &c.--The object for which Moses went up was to receive and convey to the people the message contained in these verses, and the purport of which was a general announcement of the terms on which God was to take the Israelites into a close and peculiar relation to Himself. In thus negotiating between God and His people, the highest…Read the comment

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• Sinai

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Commentaries on Exodus 19

• 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