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I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/exodus/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will bring you into the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as your very own possession. I am the LORD!’” <a href="/esv/exodus/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you for a possession. I am the LORD.’” <a href="/bsb/exodus/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’” <a href="/kjv/exodus/6.htm">King James Bible</a> And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/6.htm">New King James Version</a> And I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as a heritage: I am the LORD.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/exodus/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> I will bring you to the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession; I am the LORD.’” <a href="/nasb/exodus/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> I will bring you to the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you for a possession; I am the LORD.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/exodus/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘And I will bring you to the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you for a possession; I am the LORD.’” <a href="/lsb/exodus/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And I will bring you to the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and I will give it to you for a possession; I am Yahweh.’” <a href="/amp/exodus/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I will bring you to the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel); and I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD [you have the promise of My changeless omnipotence and faithfulness].’” <a href="/csb/exodus/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will bring you to the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.” <a href="/hcsb/exodus/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will bring you to the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession. I am Yahweh.&#8221 <a href="/asv/exodus/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I will bring you in unto the land which I sware to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for a heritage: I am Jehovah. <a href="/cev/exodus/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I will bring you into the land that I solemnly promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and it will be yours. I am the LORD!" <a href="/erv/exodus/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I will bring you in unto the land concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am Jehovah. <a href="/gwt/exodus/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will bring you to the land I solemnly swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as your own possession. I am the LORD.'" <a href="/gnt/exodus/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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.'" <a href="/isv/exodus/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'll bring you to the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I'll give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.'" <a href="/msb/exodus/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!?? <a href="/net/exodus/6.htm">NET Bible</a> I will bring you to the land I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob--and I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!'" <a href="/nheb/exodus/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.'" <a href="/wbt/exodus/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I will bring you into the land, concerning which I swore to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage: I am the LORD. <a href="/web/exodus/6.htm">World English Bible</a> I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage: I am Yahweh.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and I have brought you to the land which I have lifted up My hand to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and have given it to you—a possession; I [am] YHWH.” <a href="/ylt/exodus/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and I have brought you in unto the land which I have lifted up My hand to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and have given it to you -- a possession; I am Jehovah.' <a href="/slt/exodus/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I brought you to a land which I lifted up my hand to give it to Abraham, to Isaak, and to Jacob, and I gave it to you a possession: I am Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And brought you into the land, concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and I will give it you to possess, I am the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and who brought you into the land, over which I lifted up my hand in order to grant it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And I will grant it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.” <a href="/nabre/exodus/6.htm">New American Bible</a> and I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as your own possession—I, the LORD! <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; I will give it to you for a possession. I am the LORD.’”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will bring you into the land concerning which I swore to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for an inheritance; I am the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall bring you to the land where I raised my hands to give it to Abraham and to Isaac and to Yaquuv, and I shall give it to you an inheritance. I AM LORD JEHOVAH.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning which I lifted up My hand to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for a heritage: I am the LORD.' <a href="/sep/exodus/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I will bring you into the land concerning which I stretched out my hand to give it to Abraam and Isaac and Jacob, and I will give it you for an inheritance: I am the Lord. <a href="/parallel/exodus/6-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=1214" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/6.htm">God Promises Deliverance</a> …7I 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<a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">And I will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</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.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nā·śā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">I swore</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: lā·ṯêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">to give</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: lə·’aḇ·rā·hām (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">to Abraham,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: lə·yiṣ·ḥāq (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">Isaac,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ū·lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">and Jacob.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will give</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/4181.htm" title="4181: mō·w·rā·šāh (N-fs) -- A possession. Feminine of mowrash; a possession.">as a possession.</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> 9Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a> On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a> And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.” <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3</a> Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13</a> And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24</a> Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” <a href="/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8</a> See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.” <a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Deuteronomy 6:10</a> And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build, <a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Deuteronomy 7:13</a> He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you. <a href="/deuteronomy/30-20.htm">Deuteronomy 30:20</a> and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” <a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Joshua 1:6</a> Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them. <a href="/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43</a> Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it. <a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8</a> You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous. <a href="/psalms/105-9.htm">Psalm 105:9-11</a> the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: / “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.” <a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6</a> On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands. <a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Acts 7:5</a> He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I will bring you in to the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD.swear.<a href="/genesis/14-22.htm">Genesis 14:22</a> And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,<a href="/deuteronomy/32-40.htm">Deuteronomy 32:40</a> For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.<a href="/ezekiel/20-5.htm">Ezekiel 20:5,6,16,23,28,42</a> And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God; … to give<a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a> In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:<a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16,17</a> And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: … I am<a href="/exodus/6-2.htm">Exodus 6:2</a> And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:<a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a> God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?<a href="/1_samuel/15-29.htm">1 Samuel 15:29</a> And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/6-3.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/exodus/6-1.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/49-7.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/exodus/6-3.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/exodus/6-3.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/48-2.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/genesis/50-25.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/genesis/50-25.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-2.htm">Uplifted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/exodus/7-4.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/15-17.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/exodus/19-3.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/exodus/7-20.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/exodus/13-11.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/exodus/13-5.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/exodus/13-19.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/exodus/13-5.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/exodus/9-17.htm">Uplifted</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 6</div>1. <a href="/exodus/6-1.htm">God renews his promise by his name JEHOVAH</a> 9. <a href="/exodus/6-9.htm">Moses vainly attempts to encourage the Israelites</a> 10. <a href="/exodus/6-10.htm">He and Aaron are again sent to Pharaoh</a> 14. <a href="/exodus/6-14.htm">Genealogies of Reuben, Simeon and Levi, of whom came Moses and Aaron</a> 26. <a href="/exodus/6-26.htm">The history resumed</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>And I will bring you into the land This phrase signifies God's promise of deliverance and fulfillment of His covenant. The "land" refers to Canaan, a region promised to the patriarchs. This promise is a continuation of God's covenant with Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>), emphasizing His faithfulness. The journey to this land involves the Exodus, a pivotal event in Israelite history, symbolizing salvation and redemption.that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God's oath to the patriarchs underscores the continuity of His covenantal promises. This promise is rooted in <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21, 26</a>:3, and 28:13, where God assures the patriarchs of the land. The repetition of the promise to each patriarch highlights its importance and God's unwavering commitment. It also serves as a reminder of the patriarchal narratives, which are foundational to Israel's identity.I will give it to you as a possession. The term "possession" indicates a permanent inheritance, contrasting with the Israelites' current status as slaves in Egypt. This promise of land ownership is central to Israel's national identity and destiny. It also foreshadows the eventual conquest and settlement of Canaan under Joshua, fulfilling God's promise.I am the LORD!’” This declaration asserts God's authority and identity as Yahweh, the covenant-keeping God. It serves as a divine signature, affirming the certainty of His promises. The use of "I am" connects to God's self-revelation in <a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14</a>, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature. This assurance is meant to bolster the faith of the Israelites amidst their suffering in Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God who promises to deliver Israel and fulfill His promises. 2. <a href="/topical/a/abraham,_isaac,_and_jacob.htm">Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob</a> The patriarchs to whom God originally made the promise of the land. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The descendants of the patriarchs, enslaved in Egypt, to whom God is speaking through Moses. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land (Canaan)</a> The land God swore to give to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 5. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> God is faithful to His promises, as seen in His commitment to bring the Israelites into the Promised Land. This encourages believers to trust in God's promises in their own lives. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> The relationship between God and His people is based on a covenant, which is a binding agreement. Understanding this helps believers appreciate the depth of God's commitment to them. <a href="/topical/i/inheritance_in_christ.htm">Inheritance in Christ</a> Just as the Israelites were promised a physical land, believers are promised an eternal inheritance through Christ. This shifts our focus from earthly to heavenly promises. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The declaration "I am the LORD" emphasizes God's ultimate authority and power to fulfill His promises, reminding believers of His control over all circumstances. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_trust.htm">Obedience and Trust</a> The Israelites' journey to the Promised Land required obedience and trust in God's timing and methods. Believers today are called to the same obedience and trust in their spiritual journey.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 6</a> <a href="/q/how_to_humble_yourself_before_god.htm">What is the summary of the Exodus from Egypt?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_abram's_land_promise.htm">What historical or archaeological evidence supports the claim that Abram’s descendants would inherit the land in Genesis 15:18–21? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_jesus's_resurrection_claim_fit.htm">Matthew 22:23-33: How can Jesus's claim about resurrection make sense given the Sadducees' detailed scenario and no clear scientific explanation?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_reveal_his_name_in_exodus.htm">Exodus 6:2-3: Why does God claim His name wasn't revealed before this moment, yet the name Yahweh appears earlier in Genesis?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) I will give it you for an heritage: I am the Lord.--Heb., I will give it to you for an heritage, I Jehovah. The whole is one sentence, and implies that, as being Immutable and Eternal, He would assuredly give it them.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - The land which I did swear to give it to Abraham etc. See <a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16-18</a>; <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3</a>, etc. The only formal oath is recorded in <a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16</a>; but an oath is perhaps implied in every covenant between God and man. God's faithfulness is pledged to the performance of the terms of the covenant on his part. I will give it you for an heritage: I am the Lord. Rather, "I will give it you for an heritage, I the Lord" (or "I Jehovah," or "I the Eternal One"). "You have the pledge of my Eternity and Immutability that it shall be yours." CHAPTER 6:9 <a href="/commentaries/exodus/6-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And I will bring וְהֵבֵאתִ֤י (wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go you אֶתְכֶם֙ (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the land הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land that אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I swore נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ (nā·śā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take to give לָתֵ֣ת (lā·ṯêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set to Abraham, לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם (lə·’aḇ·rā·hām) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation Isaac, לְיִצְחָ֖ק (lə·yiṣ·ḥāq) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah and Jacob. וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑ב (ū·lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc I will give וְנָתַתִּ֨י (wə·nā·ṯat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set it אֹתָ֥הּ (’ō·ṯāh) Direct object marker | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case to you לָכֶ֛ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> as a possession. מוֹרָשָׁ֖ה (mō·w·rā·šāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4181.htm">Strong's 4181: </a> A possession I אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I am the LORD!’” יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">OT Law: Exodus 6:8 I will bring you into the land (Exo. 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