Exodus 6 · Verse 2

Exodus 6:2

And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord:
Exodus 6:2, King James Version

Exodus 6:2 in other translations

BSBGod also told Moses, “I am the LORD.
WEBGod spoke to Moses, and said to him, “I am the LORD.
ASVAnd God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am Jehovah:
YLTAnd God speaketh unto Moses, and saith unto him, ‘I am Jehovah,
DARBYAnd God spoke to Moses, and said to him, I am Jehovah.
BBEAnd God said to Moses, I am Yahweh:
WebsterAnd God spoke to Moses, and said to him, I am the LORD:

What does Exodus 6:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. And God spake unto Moses--For his further encouragement, there was made to him an emphatic repetition of the promise (Ex 3:20).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 I am the Lord - It should be, I am Jehovah, and without this the reason of what is said in the 3d verse is not sufficiently obvious.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Exodus 6:2 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
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehMosesH4872
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lavto himH413
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.weh[am] YahwehH3068

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

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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I am the Lord. or, Jehovah.
6,8; 14:18; 17:1; 20:2; Ge 15:7; Isa 42:8; 43:11,15; 44:6; Jer 9:24
Mal 3:6; Ac 17:24,25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

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.

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Exodus 6:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Habló todavía Dios á Moisés, y díjole: Yo soy JEHOVÁ;
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