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Exodus 6

1Then theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, Now shalt thouseeתִרְאֶ֔הtir.'EhH7200what I willdoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213toPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547: for with astrongחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handבְיָ֤דve.YadH3027shall he let themgoיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔םye.sha.le.ChemH7971, and with astrongחֲזָקָ֔הcha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֣דu.ve.YadH3027shall he drive themfromיְגָרְשֵׁ֖םye.ga.re.ShemH1644hislandמֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃ סme.'ar.TzoH776.

2AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

3And Iappearedוָאֵרָ֗אva.'e.Ra'H7200toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85, toIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327, and toJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290, by the name ofGodבְּאֵ֣לbe.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדָּ֑יsha.DaiH7706, but by mynameוּשְׁמִ֣יu.she.MiH8034JEHOVAHיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was I notknownנוֹדַ֖עְתִּיno.Da'.tiH3045to them.

4And I have alsoestablishedהֲקִמֹ֤תִיha.ki.Mo.tiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285with them, togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of theirpilgrimageמְגֻרֵיהֶ֖םme.gu.rei.HemH4033, in which they werestrangersגָּ֥רוּGa.ruH1481.

5And I have alsoheardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085thegroaningנַאֲקַת֙na.'a.KatH5009of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714keep inbondageמַעֲבִדִ֣יםma.'a.vi.DimH5647; and I haverememberedוָאֶזְכֹּ֖רva.'ez.KorH2142mycovenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285.

6Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559to thechildrenלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478, I am theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, and I willbringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֣יve.ho.tze.TiH3318you from under theburdensסִבְלֹ֣תsiv.LotH5450of theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and I willdeliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֥יve.hi.tzal.TiH5337you from theirbondageמֵעֲבֹדָתָ֑םme.'a.vo.da.TamH5656, and I willredeemוְגָאַלְתִּ֤יve.ga.'al.TiH1350you withoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armבִּזְר֣וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220, and withgreatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419judgmentsוּבִשְׁפָטִ֖יםu.vish.fa.TimH8201:

7And I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947you to me for apeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971, and I will be to you aGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430: and ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430, whobringethהַמּוֹצִ֣יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318you out from under theburdensסִבְל֥וֹתsiv.LotH5450of theEgyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8And I willbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֤יve.he.ve.TiH935you into thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, concerning which Isworeנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ יָדִ֔יna.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027togiveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414it toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85, toIsaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327, and toJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290; and I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414it to you for anheritageמוֹרָשָׁ֖הmo.ra.ShahH4181: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696so to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: but theyhearkenedשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085not toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872by reason ofanguishמִקֹּ֣צֶרmi.Ko.tzerH7115ofspiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307, andcruelקָשָֽׁה׃ פka.ShahH7186bondageוּמֵעֲבֹדָ֖הu.me.'a.vo.DahH5656.

10And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Goבֹּ֣אbo'H935in,speakדַבֵּ֔רda.BerH1696toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, that he let thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478departוִֽישַׁלַּ֥חvi.sha.LachH7971from hislandמֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃me.'ar.TzoH776.

12AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Behold, thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478have nothearkenedשָׁמְע֣וּsha.me.'UH8085to me; how then shallPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547hearיִשְׁמָעֵ֣נִיyish.ma.'E.niH8085meוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589, who am ofuncircumcisedעֲרַ֥ל'a.RalH6189lipsשְׂפָתָֽיִם׃ פse.fa.Ta.yimH8193?

13And theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and toAaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175, and gave them achargeוַיְצַוֵּם֙vay.tza.VemH6680to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, tobringלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

14These are theheadsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of theirfather’sאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1housesבֵית־veit-H1004: Thesonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֜ןre.'u.VenH7205thefirstbornבְּכֹ֣רbe.KhorH1060ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Hanochחֲנ֤וֹךְcha.NokhH2585, andPalluוּפַלּוּא֙u.fa.Lu'H6396,Hezronחֶצְר֣וֹןchetz.RonH2696, andCarmiוְכַרְמִ֔יve.khar.MiH3756: these are thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940ofReubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205.

15And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofSimeonשִׁמְע֗וֹןshim.'onH8095;Jemuelיְמוּאֵ֨לye.mu.'ElH3223, andJaminוְיָמִ֤יןve.ya.MinH3226, andOhadוְאֹ֙הַד֙ve.'O.hadH161, andJachinוְיָכִ֣יןve.ya.KhinH3199, andZoharוְצֹ֔חַרve.Tzo.charH6714, andShaulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a Canaanitishwomanהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יתha.ke.na.'a.NitH3669: these are thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940ofSimeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095.

16And these are thenamesשְׁמ֤וֹתshe.MotH8034of thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878according to theirgenerationsלְתֹ֣לְדֹתָ֔םle.To.le.do.TamH8435;Gershonגֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןge.re.ShonH1648, andKohathוּקְהָ֖תu.ke.HatH6955, andMerariוּמְרָרִ֑יu.me.ra.RiH4847: and theyearsוּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.NeiH8141of thelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416ofLeviH3878were anhundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andsevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

17Thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁ֛וֹןge.re.ShonH1648;Libniלִבְנִ֥יliv.NiH3845, andShimiוְשִׁמְעִ֖יve.shim.'IH8096, according to theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

18And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofKohathקְהָ֔תke.HatH6955;Amramעַמְרָ֣ם'am.RamH6019, andIzharוְיִצְהָ֔רve.yitz.HarH3324, andHebronוְחֶבְר֖וֹןve.chev.RonH2275, andUzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵ֑לve.'u.zi.'ElH5816: and theyearsוּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.NeiH8141of thelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416ofKohathקְהָ֔תke.HatH6955were anhundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andthreeשָׁלֹ֧שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

19And thesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֖יme.ra.RiH4847;Mahaliמַחְלִ֣יmach.LiH4249andMushiוּמוּשִׁ֑יu.mu.ShiH4187: these are thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940ofLeviהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3878according to theirgenerationsלְתֹלְדֹתָֽם׃le.to.le.do.TamH8435.

20AndAmramעַמְרָ֜ם'am.RamH6019tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947himJochebedיוֹכֶ֤בֶדyo.Khe.vedH3115his father’ssisterדֹּֽדָתוֹ֙do.da.ToH1733for awifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802; and sheboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205himAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175andMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872: and theyearsוּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.NeiH8141of thelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416ofAmramעַמְרָ֔ם'am.RamH6019were anhundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andsevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

21And thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIzharיִצְהָ֑רyitz.HarH3324;Korahקֹ֥רַחKo.rachH7141, andNephegוָנֶ֖פֶגva.Ne.fegH5298, andZichriוְזִכְרִֽי׃ve.zikh.RiH2147.

22And thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofUzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֑ל'u.zi.'ElH5816;Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֥לmi.sha.'ElH4332, andElzaphanוְאֶלְצָפָ֖ןve.'el.tza.FanH469, andZithriוְסִתְרִֽי׃ve.sit.RiH5644.

23AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947Elishebaאֱלִישֶׁ֧בַע'e.li.She.va'H472,daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAmminadabעַמִּינָדָ֛ב'a.mi.na.DavH5992,sisterאֲח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269ofNaashonנַחְשׁ֖וֹןnach.ShonH5177, for awifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802; and sheboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205himNadabנָדָב֙na.DavH5070, andAbihuאֲבִיה֔וּא'a.vi.Hu'H30,Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarH499, andIthamarאִֽיתָמָֽר׃'I.ta.MarH385.

24And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofKorahקֹ֔רַחKo.rachH7141;Assirאַסִּ֥יר'a.SirH617, andElkanahוְאֶלְקָנָ֖הve.'el.ka.NahH511, andAbiasaphוַאֲבִיאָסָ֑ףva.'a.vi.'a.SafH23: these are thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of theKorhitesהַקָּרְחִֽי׃ha.ka.re.ChiH7145.

25AndEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֨רve.'el.'a.ZarH499Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121tookלָקַֽח־la.kach-H3947one of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֤וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofPutielפּֽוּטִיאֵל֙pu.ti.'ElH6317for awifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802; and she boretoוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205himPhinehasפִּֽינְחָ֑סpin.ChasH6372: these are theheadsרָאשֵׁ֛יra.SheiH7218of thefathersאֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881according to theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

26Theseה֥וּאhu'H1931are thatAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175andMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֑הu.mo.ShehH4872, towhomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559, Bringoutהוֹצִ֜יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318thechildrenבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478from thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714according to theirarmiesצִבְאֹתָֽם׃tziv.'o.TamH6635.

27Theseהֵ֗םHemH1992are they whospokeהַֽמְדַבְּרִים֙ham.da.be.RimH1696toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, to bringoutלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: these are thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹֽן׃ve.'a.ha.RonH175.

28And it came to pass on thedayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117when theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714,

29That theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, I am theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:speakדַּבֵּ֗רda.BerH1696thou toPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714all that Isayדֹּבֵ֥רdo.VerH1696to thee.

30AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Behold, I am ofuncircumcisedעֲרַ֣ל'a.RalH6189lipsשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193, and how shallPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃ פpar.'OhH6547hearkenיִשְׁמַ֥עyish.Ma'H8085to me?

Commentaries on Exodus 6

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