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Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />he said to him, “I am the LORD! Tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, everything I am telling you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />the LORD said to Moses, “I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to him, “I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I say to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I <i>am</i> the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />that the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “I <i>am</i> the LORD. Speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />that the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “I am the LORD; say to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />that the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, &#8220I am the LORD; speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak to you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />that the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “I am the LORD; speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />that Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “I am Yahweh; speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I am speaking to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />that He said, “I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything that I say to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />he said to him, “I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I am telling you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to him, &#8220I am Yahweh; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I am telling you.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />that Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, I am Jehovah: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak unto thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />he said, "I am the LORD. Tell the king of Egypt everything I say to you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />that the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak unto thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He said to Moses, "I am the LORD. Tell Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) everything I tell you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />he said, "I am the LORD. Tell the king of Egypt everything I tell you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />that the LORD told Moses, "I am the LORD. Tell Pharaoh, king of Egypt, everything that I'm saying to you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to him, ?I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I say to you.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />he said to him, "I am the LORD. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I am telling you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />that the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, "I am the LORD. Speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak to you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, all that I say to thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh said to Moses, “I am Yahweh. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I tell you.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />that YHWH speaks to Moses, saying, “I [am] YHWH, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I am speaking to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> that Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, 'I am Jehovah, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I am speaking unto thee.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying, I am Jehovah; speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, all which I say to thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: I am the Lord: speak thou to Pharao king of Egypt all that I say to thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “I am the Lord. Speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, all that I speak to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the LORD said to Moses: I am the LORD. Say to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, all that I tell you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />he said to him, “I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I am speaking to you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />That the LORD spoke to Moses, and said to him, I am the LORD; speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH spoke with Moshe and said to him, “I AM LORD JEHOVAH; say to Pharaoh the King of Egypt everything that I said to you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />that the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 'I am the LORD; speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak unto thee.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, I am the Lord: speak to Pharao king of Egypt whatsoever I say to thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/6-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=1386" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/6.htm">Genealogies of Moses and Aaron</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>Now on the day that the LORD spoke to Moses in Egypt, <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: way·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">“I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·bêr (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everything</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dō·ḇêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">say</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to you.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “Since I am unskilled in speech, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-10.htm">Exodus 3:10-14</a></span><br />Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.” / But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” / “I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-10.htm">Exodus 4:10-12</a></span><br />“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.” / And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD? / Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-1.htm">Exodus 7:1-2</a></span><br />The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. / You are to speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-7.htm">Jeremiah 1:7-9</a></span><br />But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. / Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. / Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-30.htm">Acts 7:30-34</a></span><br />After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. / When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him: / ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-18.htm">Deuteronomy 18:18-19</a></span><br />I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. / And I will hold accountable anyone who does not listen to My words that the prophet speaks in My name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8-9</a></span><br />Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” / And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/2-3.htm">Ezekiel 2:3-7</a></span><br />“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me. / They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ / And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-49.htm">John 12:49-50</a></span><br />I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it. / And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-5.htm">Hebrews 3:5</a></span><br />Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/12-6.htm">Numbers 12:6-8</a></span><br />He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream. / But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house. / I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/3-10.htm">1 Samuel 3:10-11</a></span><br />Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” / Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-19.htm">Matthew 10:19-20</a></span><br />But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say. / For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-11.htm">Luke 12:11-12</a></span><br />When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say. / For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-22.htm">Acts 3:22-23</a></span><br />For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you. / Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak you to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.</p><p class="hdg">I am the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/6-2.htm">Exodus 6:2,6,8</a></b></br> And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I <i>am</i> the LORD: … </p><p class="hdg">speak</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/6-11.htm">Exodus 6:11</a></b></br> Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/7-2.htm">Exodus 7:2</a></b></br> Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/1-7.htm">Jeremiah 1:7,8,17-19</a></b></br> But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I <i>am</i> a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/6-28.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/6-28.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/6-27.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/6-12.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/exodus/6-13.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/exodus/6-28.htm">Speaking</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/6-30.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/6-30.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/6-30.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/exodus/7-8.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/exodus/7-7.htm">Speaking</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/6-1.htm">God renews his promise by his name JEHOVAH</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/6-9.htm">Moses vainly attempts to encourage the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/6-10.htm">He and Aaron are again sent to Pharaoh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/6-14.htm">Genealogies of Reuben, Simeon and Levi, of whom came Moses and Aaron</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/6-26.htm">The history resumed</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He said to him</b><br>This phrase indicates a direct communication from God to Moses. In the context of Exodus, God frequently speaks to Moses, establishing him as a prophet and leader. This divine communication underscores the personal relationship between God and Moses, a theme prevalent throughout the Pentateuch. The phrase also highlights the role of Moses as an intermediary between God and the Israelites.<p><b>I am the LORD</b><br>This declaration emphasizes God's identity and authority. The use of "LORD" in all caps signifies the divine name YHWH, which is central to the covenant relationship between God and Israel. This name reveals God's eternal, self-existent nature and His faithfulness to His promises. It connects to earlier revelations of God's name in <a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14</a>, where God introduces Himself as "I AM WHO I AM," underscoring His unchanging and sovereign character.<p><b>tell Pharaoh king of Egypt</b><br>This command highlights Moses' mission to confront Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, who is seen as a powerful earthly authority. The historical context shows Egypt as a dominant empire, and Pharaoh as a figure who considered himself a god. This sets the stage for the ensuing conflict between the God of Israel and the gods of Egypt, demonstrating God's supremacy over all earthly powers. The confrontation with Pharaoh is a pivotal moment in the narrative of the Exodus, leading to the liberation of the Israelites.<p><b>everything I say to you</b><br>This phrase underscores the importance of obedience and faithfulness to God's word. Moses is instructed to convey God's message fully and accurately, reflecting the prophetic role of delivering divine truth. This mirrors the broader biblical theme of the importance of adhering to God's commands, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/18-18.htm">Deuteronomy 18:18-19</a>, where God promises to raise up a prophet like Moses who will speak His words. It also foreshadows the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who perfectly reveals and embodies God's word (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who reveals Himself to Moses and commands him to speak to Pharaoh.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The chosen leader of the Israelites, tasked with delivering God's message to Pharaoh and leading the Israelites out of Egypt.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The king of Egypt, representing opposition to God's will and the enslavement of the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved, symbolizing bondage and oppression.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who are suffering under Egyptian slavery and are the recipients of God's promise of deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_authority.htm">God's Sovereignty and Authority</a></b><br>God identifies Himself as "the LORD," emphasizing His supreme authority over all creation, including Pharaoh and Egypt.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_command.htm">Obedience to God's Command</a></b><br>Moses is instructed to tell Pharaoh "everything" God commands, highlighting the importance of complete obedience to God's word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_opposition.htm">Courage in the Face of Opposition</a></b><br>Moses is called to confront Pharaoh, a powerful ruler, teaching us to rely on God's strength when facing daunting challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>The command to Moses is part of God's unfolding plan to deliver Israel, reminding us of His faithfulness to fulfill His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_mediator.htm">The Role of a Mediator</a></b><br>Moses acts as a mediator between God and Pharaoh, prefiguring Christ as the ultimate mediator between God and humanity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/benefits_of_studying_theology.htm">Why did God kill Egypt's firstborn children?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_moses_confronting_pharaoh.htm">Exodus 5:1: Where is the historical or archaeological evidence of Moses confronting an Egyptian Pharaoh as described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_survive_without_bread.htm">(Deut 29:6) If the Israelites lacked basic provisions like bread and wine, how did they realistically survive in the harsh desert environment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_keep_sending_moses_to_pharaoh.htm">Exodus 6:11-12: Why would God repeatedly send Moses to Pharaoh despite Moses' continual failure to persuade him?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I am the Lord.</span> It is not improbable that every revelation made to Moses was authenticated by these initial words - which have the force of that initial phrase, so constant in the later prophets - "Thus saith the Lord." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/6-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am the LORD;</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tell</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּבֵּ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(dab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Pharaoh</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹה֙</span> <span class="translit">(par·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֣לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Egypt</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">everything</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">say</span><br /><span class="heb">דֹּבֵ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(dō·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you.”</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/6-29.htm">Exodus 6:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/6-29.htm">Exodus 6:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/6-29.htm">Exodus 6:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/6-29.htm">Exodus 6:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/6-29.htm">Exodus 6:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/6-29.htm">Exodus 6:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/6-29.htm">Exodus 6:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/6-29.htm">Exodus 6:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/6-29.htm">Exodus 6:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/6-29.htm">Exodus 6:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/6-29.htm">OT Law: Exodus 6:29 That Yahweh spoke to Moses saying (Exo. 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