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Exodus 6:4-8

I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their travels, in which they lived as aliens. Moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant. Therefore tell the children of Israel, ‘I am Yahweh, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments. I will take you to myself for a people. I will be your God; and you shall know that I am Yahweh your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage: I am Yahweh.’ ”

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God spoke to Moses, and said to him, “I am Yahweh. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name Yahweh I was not known to them. I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their travels, in which they lived as aliens. Moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant. Therefore tell the children of Israel, ‘I am Yahweh, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments. I will take you to myself for a people. I will be your God; and you shall know that I am Yahweh your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage: I am Yahweh.’ ”

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  • WEB World English Bible

    I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their travels, in which they lived as aliens.

    Moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant.

    Therefore tell the children of Israel, ‘I am Yahweh, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments.

    I will take you to myself for a people. I will be your God; and you shall know that I am Yahweh your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

    I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage: I am Yahweh.’ ”

  • KJV King James Version

    And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.

    And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.

    Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

    And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

    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.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And I have also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings, wherein they sojourned.

    And moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered My covenant.

    Wherefore say unto the children of Israel: I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments;

    and I will take you to Me for a people, and I will be to you a God; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

    And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning which I lifted up My hand to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for a heritage: I am the LORD.'

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv6–8 Or, plagues.

Or, plagues.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv4–8 Exo 6:4 And I have also established my covenant…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv6–8 With a stretched-out arm, i.e. my almighty power. A…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv4–8 And I have also heard the groaning of the…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv5–8 I have heard the groaning of the children of…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv4, 6, 7, 8 Verse 4. I have also established my covenant] I…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv5, 7 Exo 6:5-6. I have heard the groaning of the…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v6 With a stretched out arm - The figure is…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv7–8 God, Elohim, who will pass sentence in your favour,…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv4–8 4. I also established] without ‘have,’ the reference being…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv4, 6, 7, 8 (4) My covenant.—See Gen_15:18-21; Gen_17:7-8; Gen_26:3-4; Gen_35:12. &c.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv4–8 I have established my covenant with them. Compare Gen_15:18-21…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On vv4, 6 I have also established My covenant with them.
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v6 Heb. "goel," Redemp. (Kinsman type). See note, (See Scofield…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv6, 8 say to the Israelites
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v7 6:7 Then you will know that I am the…
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