Bible Strands
Exodus 6:4
I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as foreigners.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses the Israelites through Moses at the moment of confirming His prior agreement with the patriarchs. The declaration follows the statement that God had not yet revealed His name YHWH to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
The words — הֲקִמֹ֤תִי (ha.ki.Mo.ti) = I established and בְּרִיתִ/י (be.ri.T/i) = my covenant appear in a single clause linking divine promise to territorial grant.
The thread — The covenant and land promise recur in Genesis 15:18, Genesis 17:7, and Genesis 28:4 as foundational declarations to the patriarchs and their lineage.
Why it lands — The text requires a reader to recognize that the promised land is not a new concession but the fulfillment of a confirmed agreement. It demands acknowledgment that divine faithfulness operates across generations independent of immediate revelation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.
Cross-references
- Genesis 28:4 And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”
- Genesis 15:18 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—
- Genesis 17:7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
- Genesis 26:3 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.
- Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.
- Acts 7:5 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.
- Genesis 6:18 But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.
- Genesis 15:13 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
- Genesis 17:4 “As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.
- Genesis 17:13 Whether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant.