Verse 7

Exodus 6:7

New Living Translation

7 I will claim you as my own people, and I will be your God (Elohim). Then you will know that I am the LORD your God (Elohim) who has freed you from your oppression in Egypt.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/לָקַחְתִּ֨י אֶתְ/כֶ֥ם לִ/י֙ לְ/עָ֔ם וְ/הָיִ֥יתִי לָ/כֶ֖ם לֵֽ/אלֹהִ֑ים וִֽ/ידַעְתֶּ֗ם כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵי/כֶ֔ם הַ/מּוֹצִ֣יא אֶתְ/כֶ֔ם מִ/תַּ֖חַת סִבְל֥וֹת מִצְרָֽיִם
English Translation
And I will take you for My people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of Egypt.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 6 Context
1 Then the LORD told Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. When he feels the force of my... Focus ↗
2 And God (Elohim) said to Moses, “I am Yahweh — ‘the LORD.’ Focus ↗
3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El-Shaddai — ‘God (Elohim) Almighty’ — but I did no... Focus ↗
4 And I reaffirmed my covenant with them. Under its terms, I promised to give them the land of Canaan,... Focus ↗
5 You can be sure that I have heard the groans of the people of Israel, who are now slaves to the Egyp... Focus ↗
6 “Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the LORD. I will free you from your oppression and wi... Focus ↗
7 I will claim you as my own people, and I will be your God (Elohim). Then you will know that I am the...
8 I will bring you into the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you a... Focus ↗
9 So Moses told the people of Israel what the LORD had said, but they refused to listen anymore. They... Focus ↗
10 Then the LORD said to Moses, Focus ↗
11 “Go back to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and tell him to let the people of Israel leave his country.” Focus ↗
12 “But LORD!” Moses objected. “My own people won’t listen to me anymore. How can I expect Pharaoh to l... Focus ↗
13 But the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them orders for the Israelites and for Pharaoh, the k... Focus ↗
14 These are the ancestors of some of the clans of Israel: The sons of Reuben, Israel’s oldest son, wer... Focus ↗
15 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. (Shaul’s mother was a Canaanit... Focus ↗
16 These are the descendants of Levi, as listed in their family records: The sons of Levi were Gershon,... Focus ↗
17 The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei, each of whom became the ancestor of a clan.<br... Focus ↗
18 The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. (Kohath lived to be 133 years o... Focus ↗
19 The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi.<br> These are the clans of the Levites, as liste... Focus ↗
20 Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she gave birth to his sons, Aaron and Moses. (Amram... Focus ↗
21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zicri. Focus ↗
22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. Focus ↗
23 Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she gave birth to his s... Focus ↗
24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. Their descendants became the clans of Korah. Focus ↗
25 Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she gave birth to his son, Phinehas... Focus ↗
26 The Aaron and Moses named in this list are the same ones to whom the LORD said, “Lead the people of... Focus ↗
27 It was Moses and Aaron who spoke to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, about leading the people of Israel o... Focus ↗
28 When the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, Focus ↗
29 he said to him, “I am the LORD! Tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, everything I am telling you.” Focus ↗
30 But Moses argued with the LORD, saying, “I can’t do it! I’m such a clumsy speaker! Why should Pharao... Focus ↗