I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name the LORD† I was not known to them.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Exodus 6:3 in context
Exodus 6:1–6
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The LORD said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh, for by a strong hand he shall let them go, and by a strong hand he shall drive them out of his land.”
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God spoke to Moses, and said to him, “I am the LORD.
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I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name the LORD† I was not known to them.
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I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their travels, in which they lived as aliens.
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Moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant.
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Therefore tell 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 an outstretched arm, and with great judgments.
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Notes from World English Bible Updated
- LORD or GOD in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh except when otherwise noted as being from the short form יה Yah.
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