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Exodus 6:3 KJV
Exodus · chapter 6 · verse 3
And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.Exodus 6:3 · King James Version
Exodus 6:3 in context
1Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.
2And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:
3And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
4And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.
5And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.
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Key words (Strong's)
- appearedrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- AlmightyShaddaythe AlmightyH7706 →
- AbrahamʼAbrâhâmAbraham, the later name of AbramH85 →
- JEHOVAHYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- IsaacYitschâqJitschak , son of AbrahamH3327 →
- JacobYaʻăqôbJaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290 →
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Here, I. God silences Moses's complaints with the assurance of success in this negotiation, repeating the promise made him in Exo 3:20, After that, he will let you go.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9