Exodus 6:6

6 “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.

Exodus 6:6 in Other Translations

KJV
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:
ESV
6 Say therefore to the people of Israel, 'I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment.
NLT
6 “Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the LORD . I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment.
MSG
6 Therefore tell the Israelites:
CSB
6 "Therefore tell the Israelites: I am Yahweh, and I will deliver you from the forced labor of the Egyptians and free you from slavery to them. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and great acts of judgment.

Exodus 6:6 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 6:6

Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord
Eternal in his being, immutable in his counsels, faithful to his covenant, and able to fulfil it; and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians;
which lay heavy on them, and made them sigh and groan: and I will rid you out of their bondage;
in which they were kept, and by which their lives were made bitter: and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm;
with an arm stretched out from heaven to earth, as Aben Ezra expresses it; even by the exertion of his almighty power, openly and manifestly displayed in the lighting down of his arm upon the enemies of his people, and in delivering them out of their hands: and with great judgments;
upon the Egyptians, by many and sore plagues and punishments inflicted on them.

Exodus 6:6 In-Context

4 I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners.
5 Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.
6 “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
7 I 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.
8 And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.’ ”

Cross References 4

  • 1. ver 7; Exodus 3:8; Exodus 12:17,51; Exodus 16:1,6; Exodus 18:1; Exodus 19:1; Exodus 20:2; Exodus 29:46; Leviticus 22:33; Leviticus 26:13; Deuteronomy 6:12; Psalms 81:10; Psalms 136:11; Jeremiah 2:6; Hosea 13:4; Amos 2:10; Micah 6:4
  • 2. Exodus 15:13; Deuteronomy 7:8; Deuteronomy 9:26; 1 Chronicles 17:21; Job 19:25; Psalms 19:14; Psalms 34:22; Psalms 74:2; Psalms 77:15; Psalms 107:2; Isaiah 29:22; Isaiah 35:9; Isaiah 43:1; Isaiah 44:23; Isaiah 48:20; Jeremiah 15:21; Jeremiah 31:11; Jeremiah 50:34
  • 3. S Exodus 3:19,20; S Jeremiah 32:21; Acts 13:17; Deuteronomy 26:8
  • 4. Exodus 3:20; Psalms 9:16; Psalms 105:27
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