Exodus 3:17

“and I have said: I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, to a land flowing with milk and honey.”’”

Exodus 3:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 3:17, word by word

and I have saidאֹמַרomar

promise

To give one's word that something will be done.

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I will bringאַעֲלֶהaale

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

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the afflictionעֳנִיoni

affliction

Affliction, suffering, misery.

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of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani

Canaanite

Someone from Canaan, before Israel.

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the Hittiteחִתִּיchiti

Hittite

Hittite: a descendant of Heth, one of the peoples of Canaan.

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the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori

Amorite

Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.

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the Perizziteפְּרִזִּיperizi

Perizzite

Perizzite: one of the peoples that lived in Canaan before Israel.

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the Hiviteחִוִּיchivi

Hivite

Hivite: one of the peoples of Canaan.

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and the Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyevusi

Jebusite

Jebusite: a people of Canaan that lived in Jerusalem before David.

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flowingזָבַתzavat

flow

For water to run; a land rich in milk and honey.

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with milkחָלָבchalav

milk

Milk.

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and honey.”’דְבָשׁdevash

honey

Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

16Go and gather the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘YHWH, the Elohim of your fathers, has appeared to me, the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, “I have surely attended to you and to what has been done to you in Egypt,

17 · This verse (above)

18They will listen to your voice; and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘YHWH, the Elohim of the Hebrews, has met with us. And now, please let us go a journey of three days into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to YHWH our Elohim.’

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