Bible Strands
Exodus 6:26
It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Yahweh addresses Moses and Aaron at the narrative point where their Levite lineage is recorded and their upcoming confrontation with Pharaoh is established.
The words — The verb הוֹצִ֜יאוּ (ho.Tzi.'u) literally means “bring out,” while the demonstrative ה֥וּא (hu') functions as “that” or “this” to pinpoint their specific identity.
The thread — The phrase “by their divisions” appears in Exodus 7:4, 12:17, and 12:51, structuring the exodus as a coordinated departure rather than a scattered flight.
Why it lands — The text demands acknowledgment that deliverance originates from a direct command to designated leaders and requires an organized, counted movement out of Egypt.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the Lord said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.
Cross-references
- Exodus 7:4 Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 12:17 So you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
- Exodus 12:51 And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.
- Exodus 6:13 Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge concerning both the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
- Numbers 33:1 These are the journeys of the Israelites when they came out of the land of Egypt by their divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron.
- Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
- Exodus 3:10 Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.”
- Exodus 6:7 I 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.
- Exodus 6:20 And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
- Exodus 13:18 So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.