Exodus 6:2

Good News Translation

God spoke to Moses and said, "I am the Lord .

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
God spoke to Moshe, and said to him, "I am the LORD;

King James Version
And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord :

Lexham English Bible
And God spoke to Moses, and he said to him, "I am Yahweh.

New Century Version
Then God said to Moses, "I am the Lord .

New English Translation
God spoke to Moses and said to him, "I am the Lord .

Amplified Bible
Then God spoke further to Moses and said to him, "I am the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
God spoke further to Moses and said to him, "I am the LORD;

Geneva Bible (1587)
Moreouer God spake vnto Moses, and sayd vnto him, I am the Lord,

Legacy Standard Bible
God spoke further to Moses and said to him, "I am Yahweh;

Contemporary English Version
My name is the Lord .

Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai said to Moshe, "Now you will see what I am going to do to Pharaoh. With a mighty hand he will send them off; with force he will drive them from the land!" Haftarah Sh'mot: Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 27:6–28:13; 29:22–23 (A); Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 1:1–2:3 (S) B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Sh'mot: Mattityahu (Matthew) 22:23–33; 41–46; Mark 12:18–27; 35–37; Luke 20:27–44; Acts 3:12–15; 5:27–32; 7:17–36; 22:12–16; 24:14–16; Messianic Jews (Hebrews) 11:23–26 God spoke to Moshe; he said to him, "I am Adonai .

Darby Translation
And God spoke to Moses, and said to him, I am Jehovah.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then God said to Moses, "I am the Lord .

English Standard Version
God spoke to Moses and said to him, "I am the Lord .

George Lamsa Translation
And God spoke to Moses and said to him, I am the LORD,

Christian Standard Bible®
Then God spoke to Moses, telling him, “I am the Lord.

Literal Translation
And God spoke to Moses and said to him, I am Jehovah.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And God spake vnto Moses, & sayde vnto him: I am ye LORDE,

American Standard Version
And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am Jehovah:

Bible in Basic English
And God said to Moses, I am Yahweh:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And God spake vnto Moyses, and said vnto him: I am Iehouah.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And God spoke unto Moses, and said unto him: 'I am the LORD;

King James Version (1611)
And God spake vnto Moses, and said vnto him, I am the Lord.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And God spoke to Moses and said to him, I am the Lord.

English Revised Version
And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am JEHOVAH:

Berean Standard Bible
God also told Moses, "I am the LORD.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord spak to Moises,

Young's Literal Translation
And God speaketh unto Moses, and saith unto him, `I [am] Jehovah,

Update Bible Version
And God spoke to Moses, and said to him, I am Yahweh:

Webster's Bible Translation
And God spoke to Moses, and said to him, I [am] the LORD:

World English Bible
God spoke to Moses, and said to him, "I am Yahweh;

New King James Version
And God spoke to Moses and said to him: "I am the LORD.

New Living Translation
And God said to Moses, "I am Yahweh—‘the Lord .'

New Life Bible
God said to Moses, "I am the Lord.

New Revised Standard
God also spoke to Moses and said to him: "I am the Lord .

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Gods spake unto Moses, - and said unto him, I, am Yahweh:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: I am the Lord

Revised Standard Version
And God said to Moses, "I am the LORD.

THE MESSAGE
God continued speaking to Moses, reassuring him, "I am God . I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as The Strong God, but by my name God (I-Am-Present) I was not known to them. I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the country in which they lived as sojourners. But now I've heard the groanings of the Israelites whom the Egyptians continue to enslave and I've remembered my covenant. Therefore tell the Israelites: "I am God . I will bring you out from under the cruel hard labor of Egypt. I will rescue you from slavery. I will redeem you, intervening with great acts of judgment. I'll take you as my own people and I'll be God to you. You'll know that I am God , your God who brings you out from under the cruel hard labor of Egypt. I'll bring you into the land that I promised to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and give it to you as your own country. I AM God ." But when Moses delivered this message to the Israelites, they didn't even hear him—they were that beaten down in spirit by the harsh slave conditions. Then God said to Moses, "Go and speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt so that he will release the Israelites from his land." Moses answered God , "Look—the Israelites won't even listen to me. How do you expect Pharaoh to? And besides, I stutter." But God again laid out the facts to Moses and Aaron regarding the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he again commanded them to lead the Israelites out of the land of Egypt. These are the heads of the tribes: The sons of Reuben, Israel's firstborn: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi—these are the families of Reuben. The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Saul, the son of a Canaanite woman—these are the families of Simeon. These are the names of the sons of Levi in the order of their birth: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years. The sons of Gershon by family: Libni and Shimei. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived to be 133. The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the sons of Levi in the order of their birth. Amram married his aunt Jochebed and she had Aaron and Moses. Amram lived to be 137. The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zicri. The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she had Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the families of the Korahites. Aaron's son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel and she had Phinehas. These are the heads of the Levite families, family by family. This is the Aaron and Moses whom God ordered: "Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt clan by clan." These are the men, Moses and Aaron, who told Pharaoh king of Egypt to release the Israelites from Egypt. And that's how things stood when God next spoke to Moses in Egypt. God addressed Moses, saying, "I am God . Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I say to you." And Moses answered, "Look at me. I stutter. Why would Pharaoh listen to me?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
God spoke further to Moses and said to him, "I am the LORD;

Contextual Overview

¹ Then the Lord said to Moses, "Now you are going to see what I will do to the king. I will force him to let my people go. In fact, I will force him to drive them out of his land." ² God spoke to Moses and said, "I am the Lord . ³ I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as Almighty God, but I did not make myself known to them by my holy name, the Lord . ⁴ I also made my covenant with them, promising to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they had lived as foreigners. ⁵ Now I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians have enslaved, and I have remembered my covenant. ⁶ So tell the Israelites that I say to them, ‘I am the Lord ; I will rescue you and set you free from your slavery to the Egyptians. I will raise my mighty arm to bring terrible punishment upon them, and I will save you. ⁷ I will make you my own people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am the Lord your God when I set you free from slavery in Egypt. ⁸ I will bring you to the land that I solemnly promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as your own possession. I am the Lord .'" ⁹ Moses told this to the Israelites, but they would not listen to him, because their spirit had been broken by their cruel slavery.

Bible Verse Review
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I am the Lord: or, Jehovah, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 6:8, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 17:1, Exodus 20:2, Genesis 15:7, Isaiah 42:8, Isaiah 43:11, Isaiah 43:15, Isaiah 44:6, Jeremiah 9:24, Malachi 3:6, Acts 17:24, Acts 17:25

Reciprocal: Exodus 6:29 - I am the Exodus 12:12 - I am the Lord Leviticus 18:5 - I am the Lord Deuteronomy 28:58 - fear this glorious

Cross-References

Genesis 3:6
The woman saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would be to eat, and she thought how wonderful it would be to become wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he also ate it.

Genesis 4:26
Seth had a son whom he named Enosh. It was then that people began using the Lord 's holy name in worship.

Genesis 6:1
When people had spread all over the world, and daughters were being born,

Genesis 6:2
some of the heavenly beings saw that these young women were beautiful, so they took the ones they liked.

Genesis 6:3
Then the Lord said, "I will not allow people to live forever; they are mortal. From now on they will live no longer than 120 years."

Genesis 6:4
In those days, and even later, there were giants on the earth who were descendants of human women and the heavenly beings. They were the great heroes and famous men of long ago.

Genesis 6:6
he was sorry that he had ever made them and put them on the earth. He was so filled with regret

Genesis 6:7
that he said, "I will wipe out these people I have created, and also the animals and the birds, because I am sorry that I made any of them."

Genesis 6:8
But the Lord was pleased with Noah.

Genesis 6:12
God looked at the world and saw that it was evil, for the people were all living evil lives.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord. Or Jehovah, the self-existent Being, the Being of beings, the everlasting I am, the unchangeable Jehovah, true, firm, and constant to his promises, ever to be believed, and always to be depended on.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

There appears to have been an interval of some months between the preceding events and this renewal of the promise to Moses. The oppression in the meantime was not merely driving the people to desperation, but preparing them by severe labor, varied by hasty wanderings in search of stubble, for the exertions and privations of the wilderness. Hence, the formal and solemn character of the announcements in the whole chapter.

Exodus 6:2

I am the Lord ... - The meaning seems to be this: “I am Jehovah (Yahweh), and I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as El Shaddai, but as to my name Jehovah, I was not made known to them.” In other words, the full import of that name was not disclosed to them. See Exodus 3:14.

Exodus 6:3

God Almighty - Rather, “El Shaddai,” (שׁדי אל 'êl shadday), it is better to keep this as a proper name.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 6:2. I am the Lord] It should be, I am JEHOVAH, and without this the reason of what is said in the Exodus 6:3 is not sufficiently obvious.