Bible Strands
Exodus 6:29
He said to him, “I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I say to you.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Moses in Egypt immediately after revealing His covenant name. This command occurs directly before Moses objects to his own speaking ability.
The words — The verb וַ/יְדַבֵּ֧ר (va/y.da.Ber) means "and he spoke," while the imperative דַּבֵּ֗ר (da.Ber) commands "speak." The declaration אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה ('a.Ni Yah.weh) literally reads "I [am] Yahweh."
The thread — This directive repeats God’s earlier mandate to free Israel (Exodus 6:11) and previews Aaron’s appointed role as mouthpiece (Exodus 7:2). The self-identification "I am the LORD" directly echoes the opening divine statement in Exodus 6:2.
Why it lands — The text requires the messenger to transmit a specific command to a resistant ruler without alteration. It places the speaker’s authority above the messenger’s perceived inadequacy.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
That the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, I am the Lord: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.
Cross-references
- Exodus 6:11 “Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land.”
- Exodus 7:2 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.
- Exodus 6:2 God also told Moses, “I am the LORD.
- Exodus 6:6 Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
- Exodus 6:8 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!’”
- Jeremiah 1:7 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.
- Jeremiah 1:17 Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
- Jeremiah 23:28 Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 26:2 “This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word.
- Ezekiel 2:6 But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.