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Exodus 3:16-17 KJV
Exodus · chapter 3 · verses 16–17 · King James Version
16Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt: 17And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.Exodus 3:16-17 · King James Version
Exodus 3:16-17 in context
14And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
15And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
16Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:
17And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.
18And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.
19And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- afflictionʻŏnîydepressionH6040 →
- CanaanitesKᵉnaʻanîya Kenaanite or inhabitant of KenaanH3669 →
- PerizzitesPᵉrizzîya Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribesH6522 →
- HittitesChittîya Chittite, or descendant of ChethH2850 →
- AmoritesʼĔmôrîyan Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribesH567 →
- fathersʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- AbrahamʼAbrâhâmAbraham, the later name of AbramH85 →
- HivitesChivvîya Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of PalestineH2340 →
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