Exodus 6:13

“Then YHWH spoke to Moses and to Aaron and gave them a charge concerning the sons of Israel and concerning Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt.”

Exodus 6:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 6:13, word by word

Then YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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and gave them a chargeיְצַוֵּyetsave

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo

Pharaoh

Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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to bringהוֹצִיאhotsi

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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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

12But Moses spoke before YHWH, saying, “Look, the sons of Israel have not listened to me; how then will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am slow of lips?”

13 · This verse (above)

14These are the heads of their fathers’ houses: the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Enoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.

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