Exodus 6 · Verse 10

Exodus 6:10

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Exodus 6:10, King James Version

Exodus 6:10 in other translations

BSB	So the LORD said to Moses,
WEB	The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
ASV	And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
YLT	And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
DARBY	And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
BBE	And the Lord said to Moses,
Webster	And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

What does Exodus 6:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 6:9-11

9-11. Moses spake so unto the children of Israel--The increased severities inflicted on the Israelites seem to have so entirely crushed their spirits, as well as irritated them, that they refused to listen to any more communications (Ex 14:12). Even the faith of Moses himself was faltering; and he would have abandoned the enterprise in despair had he not received a positive command from God to revisit the people…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 6:10-13

The faith of Moses was so feeble that he could scarcely be kept to his work. Ready obedience is always according to the strength of our faith. Though our weaknesses ought to humble us, yet they ought not to discourage us from doing our best in any service we have to do for God. When Moses repeats his baffled arguments, he is argued with no longer, but God gives him and Aaron a charge, both to the children of Israel, and to Pharaoh. God's authority is sufficient to answer all objections, and binds all to obey, without murmuring or disputing, Php 2:14.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Exodus 6:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.Berand he spokeH1696

יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068

אֶל\־'el-toH413

מֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehMosesH4872

לֵּאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

Exodus 6:9
And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
Exodus 6:10
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Exodus 6:11
Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

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Exodus 6:10 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y habló Jehová á Moisés, diciendo:
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et l’ Éternel parla à Moïse, disant:
German Elberfelder 1871	Und Jehova redete zu Mose und sprach:
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens: