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On the dayוַיְהִי בְּיוֹםYHWHיְהוָהspokeדִּבֶּרtoאֶלMosesמֹשֶׁהin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרָיִם
Exodus 6:28
Study it in the app“On the day YHWH spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 6:28, word by word
- On the dayיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- On the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- spokeדִּבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears- 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).
Where else “moshe” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears
Places in this verse
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).
The context
27They are the ones who spoke to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt; these are Moses and Aaron.
28 · This verse (above)
29YHWH spoke to Moses, saying, “I am YHWH; speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, all that I am speaking to you.”