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Exodus 6:3

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1 But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for because of My mighty hand he will let the people go; because of My strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”

2 God also told Moses, “I am the LORD.

I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.

4 I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as foreigners.

5 Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.
KJV
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.
WEB
I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name the LORD I was not known to them.
ASV
and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name Jehovah I was not known to them.
DARBY
And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as the Almighty God; but by my name Jehovah I was not made known to them.
BLB
and I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El-Shaddai; and [by] My name YHWH I was not known to them.
ÅB
Jeg åpenbarte meg for Abraham, for Isak og for Jakob som den allmektige Gud; men ved mitt navn Herren var jeg ikke kjent av dem.
OTB
Jeg viste meg for Abraham, Isak og Jakob som Gud Den Allmektige, men ved mitt navn, Herren, gjorde jeg meg ikke fullt ut kjent for dem.
B1930
Jeg åpenbarte mig for Abraham, for Isak og for Jakob som den allmektige Gud; men ved mitt navn Herren var jeg ikke kjent av dem.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 83:18

    May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.

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  • Genesis 17:1

    When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.

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  • Psalms 68:4

    Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds — His name is the LORD— and rejoice before Him.

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  • Exodus 3:14

    God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

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  • Genesis 48:3

    Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me

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  • Genesis 35:11

    And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.

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  • Isaiah 44:6

    Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.

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  • Isaiah 52:5–6

    And now what have I here? declares the LORD. For My people have been taken without cause; those who rule them taunt, declares the LORD, and My name is blasphemed continually all day long.

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