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Exodus 6:8

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Covenant and promises

6 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:

7 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.

9 And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

10 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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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
And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’”
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.
WEB
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 the LORD.’”
ASV
And I will bring you in unto the land which I sware to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for a heritage: I am Jehovah.
DARBY
And I will bring you into the land concerning which I swore to give it unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; and I will give it you for a possession: I am Jehovah.
BLB
And I will bring you⁺ into the land that I lifted up my hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. And I will give it to you⁺ as a possession. I [am] YHWH!’”
ÅB
Og jeg vil føre dere til det land som jeg med oppløftet hånd har svoret å ville gi til Abraham, Isak og Jakob, og jeg vil gi dere det til eiendom; jeg er Herren.
OTB
Og jeg vil føre dere til det landet jeg sverget å gi til Abraham, Isak og Jakob; jeg vil gi det til dere som en eiendom. Jeg er Herren.’»
B1930
Og jeg vil føre eder til det land som jeg med opløftet hånd har svoret å ville gi til Abraham, Isak og Jakob, og jeg vil gi eder det til eiendom; jeg er Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 26:3

    Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

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  • Genesis 15:18

    In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

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  • Ezekiel 20:42

    And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers.

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  • Ezekiel 20:5–6

    And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;

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  • Genesis 14:22

    And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,

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  • Ezekiel 47:14

    And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.

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  • Genesis 35:12

    And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

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  • Genesis 28:13

    And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

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