Exodus 6:28

28 {And so it was on a certain day} Yahweh spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 6:28 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 6:28

And it came to pass on the day when the Lord spake unto Moses
in the land of Egypt.
] This verse depends upon the following for the sense of it, which shows what it was the Lord said to Moses in the day he spake to him in Egypt, when he was come thither, which is as follows:

Exodus 6:28 In-Context

26 [It was] that Aaron and Moses to whom Yahweh said, "Bring the {Israelites} out from the land of Egypt according to their divisions."

27 They [were] those who spoke to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, in order to bring the {Israelites} out from Egypt. [It was] that Moses and Aaron.

28 {And so it was on a certain day} Yahweh spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt.

29 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, "I [am] Yahweh. Speak to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, all that I [am] speaking to you."

30 And Moses said before Yahweh, "Look, I [am] {a poor speaker}. And how will Pharaoh listen to me?"

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "and it was on a day"