Exodus 6 · Verse 7

Exodus 6:7

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.
Exodus 6:7, King James Version

Exodus 6:7 in other translations

BSBI will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.
WEBI will take you to myself for a people. I will be your God; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
ASVand I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah your God, who bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
YLTand have taken you to Me for a people, and I have been to you for God, and ye have known that I am Jehovah your God, who is bringing you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians;
DARBYAnd I will take you to me for a people, and will be your God; and ye shall know that I, Jehovah your God, am he who bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
BBEAnd I will take you to be my people and I will be your God; and you will be certain that I am the Lord your God, who takes you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.
WebsterAnd 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, who bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

What does Exodus 6:7 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 I will take you to me for a people, etc. - This was precisely the covenant that he had made with Abraham. See Gen 17:7, and see Clarke's note on Gen 17:7. And ye shall know that I am the Lord your God - By thus fulfilling my promises ye shall know what is implied in my name. See Clarke's note on Exo 6:3. But why should God take such a most stupid, refractory, and totally worthless people for his people? 1. Because he had promised to do so to their noble ancestors Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Judah, etc., men worthy of all praise, because in general friends of God, devoted to his will and to the good of mankind. 2. "That (as Bishop Warburton properly observes) the extraordinary providence by which they were protected, might become the more visible and illustrious; for had they been endowed with the shining qualities of the more polished nations, the effects of that providence might have been ascribed to their own wisdom." 3. That God might show to all succeeding generations that he delights to instruct the ignorant, help the weak, and save the lost; for if he bore long with Israel, showed them especial mercy, and graciously received them whenever they implored his protection, none need despair. God seems to have chosen the worst people in the universe, to give by them unto mankind the highest and most expressive proofs, that he wills not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his iniquity and live.

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 6:7 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.

וְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.Tiand I will takeH3947
אֶתְכֶ֥ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
לִי֙lifor <the> myself
לְעָ֔םle.'Amto a peopleH5971
וְהָיִ֥יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiand I will becomeH1961
לָכֶ֖םla.Khemfor <the> you
לֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.Him<into> GodH430
וִֽידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.Temand you will knowH3045
כִּ֣יkithatH3588
אֲנִ֤י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָה֙Yah.weh[am] YahwehH3068
אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430
הַמּוֹצִ֣יאha.mo.Tzi'who brought outH3318
אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
מִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatfrom underH8478
סִבְל֥וֹתsiv.Lot[the] forced labor ofH5450
מִצְרָֽיִם\׃mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714

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

Cross references for Exodus 6:7

  • Deuteronomy 7:6

    For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

  • Deuteronomy 29:13

    That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

  • Deuteronomy 4:20

    But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.

  • Deuteronomy 14:2

    For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.

  • Revelation 21:7

    He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

  • Deuteronomy 26:18

    And the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;

  • 2 Samuel 7:23-24

    And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods? For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, Lord, art become their God.

  • Exodus 29:45-46

    And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God. And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the Lord their God.

  • Genesis 17:7-8

    And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

  • Matthew 22:32

    I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

  • Hebrews 11:16

    But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

  • Isaiah 41:20

    That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
will take.
19:5,6; Ge 17:7,8; De 4:20; 7:6; 14:2; 26:18; 2Sa 7:23,24; Jer 31:33
Ho 1:10; 1Pe 2:10
I will be.
29:45,46; De 29:13; Zec 13:9; Mt 22:32; Ro 8:31; Heb 11:16
Re 21:3,7
from under.
5:4,5; Ps 81:6

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Context

  • Exodus 6:6

    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:

  • Exodus 6:7

    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.

  • 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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Exodus 6:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y os tomaré por mi pueblo y seré vuestro Dios: y vosotros sabréis que yo soy Jehová vuestro Dios, que os saco de debajo de las cargas de Egipto:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et je vous prendrai pour être mon peuple, et je vous serai Dieu; et vous saurez que je suis l’ Éternel, votre Dieu, qui vous fais sortir de dessous les fardeaux des Égyptiens.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich will euch annehmen mir zum Volke und will euer Gott sein; und ihr sollt erkennen, daß ich Jehova, euer Gott, bin, der euch herausführt unter den Lastarbeiten der Ägypter hinweg.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et assumam vos mihi in populum, et ero vester Deus: et scietis quod ego sum Dominus Deus vester qui eduxerim vos de ergastulo Ægyptiorum,