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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Yahweh speaks through Moses to the Israelites at the moment He acknowledges their groaning and remembers His covenant.

The words — יְהוָה (Yahweh) identifies the covenant speaker, and וְ/הוֹצֵאתִי (ve./ho.tze.Ti) literally means "and I will bring out."

The thread — The deliverance motif appears in Deuteronomy 26:8, which recalls the mighty hand and outstretched arm, and 1 Chronicles 17:21, which notes God going out to redeem Israel as a unique people.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize that liberation originates from divine action rather than human effort. It demands acknowledgment of the speaker as the sole agent of redemption.

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The Hebrew words

לָכֵ֞ןla./Khen<to>/ therefore אֱמֹ֥ר'e.Morsay לִבְנֵֽי־li/v.nei-to/ [the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElIsrael אֲנִ֣י'a.NiI יְהוָה֒Yah.weh[am] Yahweh וְהוֹצֵאתִ֣יve./ho.tze.Tiand/ I will bring out אֶתְכֶ֗ם'et./Khem<obj.>/ you מִתַּ֙חַת֙mi./Ta.chatfrom/ under סִבְלֹ֣תsiv.Lot[the] forced labor of מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt וְהִצַּלְתִּ֥יve./hi.tzal.Tiand/ I will deliver אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et./Khem<obj.>/ you מֵעֲבֹדָתָ֑םme./'a.vo.da.Ta/mfrom/ labor/ their וְגָאַלְתִּ֤יve./ga.'al.Tiand/ I will redeem אֶתְכֶם֙'et./Khem<obj.>/ you בִּזְר֣וֹעַbi/z.Ro.a'by/ an arm נְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.Yahoutstretched וּבִשְׁפָטִ֖יםu./vi/sh.fa.Timand/ with/ acts of judgment גְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.Limgreat

King James Version

Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 26:8 Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders.
1 Chronicles 17:21 And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself? You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed from Egypt.
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.
Deuteronomy 7:8 But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Nehemiah 1:10 They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.
Exodus 3:17 And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’
Deuteronomy 15:15 Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.
Psalms 81:6 “I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
Psalms 136:11 and brought Israel out from among them His loving devotion endures forever.
Exodus 15:13 With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.

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