KJV King James Version
And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I [am] the LORD:
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Exodus 6:2
And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I [am] the LORD:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
God also told Moses, “I am the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
God spoke to Moses, and said to him, “I am Yahweh;
ASV American Standard Version
And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am Jehovah:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And God speaketh unto Moses, and saith unto him, ‘I am Jehovah,
Surrounding context — Exodus 6
1 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.
2 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I [am] the LORD:
3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by [the name of] God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
4 And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.
5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.
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Malachi 3:6For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.Acts 17:24-25God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;Jeremiah 9:24But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I [am] the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these [things] I delight, saith the LORD.Isaiah 42:8I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.Isaiah 43:15I [am] the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.Isaiah 44:6Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I [am] the first, and I [am] the last; and beside me [there is] no God.Exodus 17:1And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and [there was] no water for the people to drink.Isaiah 43:11I, [even] I, [am] the LORD; and beside me [there is] no saviour.Exodus 14:18And the Egyptians shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.Genesis 15:7And he said unto him, I [am] the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.Exodus 6:8And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I [am] the LORD.Exodus 20:2I [am] the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.Exodus 6:6Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I [am] the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
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