Exodus 6:8

“I will bring you to the land which I raised my hand swearing to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you as a possession. I am YHWH.’””

Exodus 6:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 6:8, word by word

I will bringהֵבֵאתִיheveti

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “heveti” appears
the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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I raisedנָשָׂאתִיnasati

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

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my handיָדִyadi

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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swearing to giveתֵתtet

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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to Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham

Abraham

Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.

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to Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak

Isaac

Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).

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and to Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

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as a possessionמוֹרָשָׁהmorasha

possession

Possession, land received to be held.

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am YHWH.’יְהוָהyehva

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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Translation note

Raising the hand is the gesture of one who swears an oath.

The context

7I will take you for myself as a people, and I will be your Elohim; and you will know that I am YHWH your Elohim, who brings you out from under the burdens of Egypt.

8 · This verse (above)

9Moses spoke this way to the sons of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses because of their discouragement and because of hard bondage.

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