Exodus 6:2
And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord:
Exodus 6:2 in other translations
| BSB | God also told Moses, “I am the LORD. |
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| WEB | God spoke to Moses, and said to him, “I am the LORD. |
| ASV | And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am Jehovah: |
| YLT | And God speaketh unto Moses, and saith unto him, ‘I am Jehovah, |
| DARBY | And God spoke to Moses, and said to him, I am Jehovah. |
| BBE | And God said to Moses, I am Yahweh: |
| Webster | And God spoke to Moses, and said to him, I am the LORD: |
What does Exodus 6:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 6:1-9
We are most likely to prosper in attempts to glorify God, and to be useful to men, when we learn by experience that we can do nothing of ourselves; when our whole dependence is placed on him, and our only expectation is from him. Moses had been expecting what God would do; but now he shall see what he will do. God would now be known by his name Jehovah, that is, a God performing what he had promised, and finishing…
Exodus 6:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 6:2
- Malachi 3:6
For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
- Acts 17:24-25
God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
- Isaiah 42:8
I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
- Jeremiah 9:24
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
- Exodus 20:2
I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- Isaiah 44:6
Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
- Genesis 15:7
And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
- Isaiah 43:15
I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
- Exodus 14:18
And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
- Exodus 17:1
And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.
- Isaiah 43:11
I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.
- Exodus 6:8
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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Context
- Exodus 6:1
Then 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.
- Exodus 6:2
And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord:
- Exodus 6:3
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 6:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Habló todavía Dios á Moisés, y díjole: Yo soy JEHOVÁ; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Dieu parla à Moïse, et lui dit: Je suis l’ Éternel (Jéhovah). |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Gott redete zu Mose und sprach zu ihm: Ich bin Jehova. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen dicens: Ego Dominus |