Exodus 6 · Verse 8

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.
Exodus 6:8, King James Version

Exodus 6:8 in other translations

BSBAnd 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!’”
WEBI 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.’”
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand I have brought you in unto the land which I have lifted up My hand to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and have given it to you--a possession; I am Jehovah.'
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd I will be your guide into the land which I made an oath to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for your heritage: I am Yahweh.
WebsterAnd I will bring you into the land, concerning which I swore to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage: I am the LORD.

What does Exodus 6:8 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Which I did swear - נשאתי את ידי nasathi eth yadi, I have lifted up my hand. The usual mode of making an appeal to God, and hence considered to be a form of swearing. It is thus that Isa 62:8 is to be understood: The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength.

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 6:8 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.

וְהֵבֵאתִ֤יve.he.ve.Tiand I will bringH935
אֶתְכֶם֙'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834
נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiI lifted upH5375
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יָדִ֔יya.Dihand myH3027
לָתֵ֣תla.Tetto giveH5414
אֹתָ֔הּ'o.Tah<obj.> itH853
לְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.Hamto AbrahamH85
לְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.Chakto IsaacH3327
וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בu.le.ya.'a.Koand to JacobH3290
וְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.Tiand I will giveH5414
אֹתָ֥הּ'o.Tah<obj.> itH853
לָכֶ֛םla.Khemto <the> you
מוֹרָשָׁ֖הmo.ra.Shaha possessionH4181
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.weh[am] YahwehH3068

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Cross references for Exodus 6:8

  • 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;

  • 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:

  • 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.

  • 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; In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:

  • 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,

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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;

  • Exodus 32:13

    Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.

  • Deuteronomy 32:40

    For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.

  • Genesis 22:16-17

    And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

  • Ezekiel 20:28

    For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
swear. Heb. lift up my hand.The ancient mode of appealing to God was by lifting up the right hand, and was considered as a form of swearing. Hence {yamin,} in Hebrew the right hand, is in Arabic an oath, and as a verb, to take an oath. A similar custom prevailed among the heathens. See Virg. Æn. 1. xii. v. 196.
Ge 14:22; De 32:40; Eze 20:5,6,15,23,28,42; 36:7; 47:14
to give.
32:13; Ge 15:18; 22:16,17; 26:3; 28:13; 35:12
I am.
2; Nu 23:19; 1Sa 15:29

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

Context

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Exodus 6:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y os meteré en la tierra, por la cual alcé mi mano que la daría á Abraham, á Isaac y á Jacob: y yo os la daré por heredad. Yo JEHOVÁ.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je vous ferai entrer dans le pays au sujet duquel j’ai levé ma main, pour le donner à Abraham, à Isaac, et à Jacob, et je vous le donnerai en possession. Je suis l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich werde euch in das Land bringen, welches dem Abraham, Isaak und Jakob zu geben ich meine Hand erhoben habe, und werde es euch zum Besitztum geben, ich, Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et induxerim in terram, super quam levavi manum meam ut darem eam Abraham, Isaac et Jacob: daboque illam vobis possidendam. Ego Dominus.