Tree of Life Version
Exodus 6:8
8So I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob, and give it to you as an inheritance. I am Adonai.”
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
6Therefore say to Bnei-Yisrael: I am Adonai, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. I will deliver you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. 7I will take you to Myself as a people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am Adonai your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. So I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob, and give it to you as an inheritance. I am Adonai.” 9Moses spoke this way to Bnei-Yisrael, but they did not listen to him because of their broken spirit and cruel bondage. 10So Adonai told 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 14:22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand in oath to Adonai, El Elyon, Creator of heaven and earth.
- Deuteronomy 32:40“Yes, I lift My hand up to heaven and say, ‘As I Myself live forever,
- Ezekiel 20:5Say to them, thus says Adonai Elohim: On the day I chose Israel, I lifted up My hand to the seed of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. I lifted up My hand to them saying, ‘I am Adonai your God.’
- Ezekiel 36:7Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘I have lifted My hand. Surely the nations that surround you will themselves suffer scorn.
- Ezekiel 47:14You will inherit it, each one like another, as I lifted My hand to give to your fathers. So this land will fall to you as an inheritance.
- Exodus 32:13Remember Abraham, Isaac and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your offspring, and they will inherit it forever.’”
- Genesis 15:18On that day Adonai cut a covenant with Abram, saying, “I give this land to your seed, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River:
- Genesis 22:16and said, “By myself I swear—it is a declaration of Adonai—because you have done this thing, and you did not withhold your son, your only son,
- Genesis 26:3Live as an outsider in this land and I will be with you and bless you—for to you and to your seed I give all these lands—and I will confirm my pledge that I swore to Abraham your father.
- Genesis 28:13Surprisingly, Adonai was standing on top of it and He said, “I am Adonai, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie, I will give it to you and to your seed.
- Genesis 35:12The land that I gave to Abraham and to Isaac— I give it to you, and to your seed after you I will give the land.”
- Exodus 6:2God spoke further to Moses and said to him, “I am Adonai.
- Numbers 23:19God is not a man who lies, or a son of man who changes his mind! Does He speak and then not do it, or promise and not fulfill it?
- 1 Samuel 15:29Moreover, the Eternal Glory of Israel does not lie or 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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