And I appeared unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob by the Name of [a]Almighty God, but by my Name [b]Jehovah was I not known unto them.

Furthermore as I made my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers:

So I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and have remembered my covenant.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 6:3 Or, all sufficient.
  2. Exodus 6:3 Whereby he signifieth that he will perform indeed that which he promised to their fathers: for this name declareth that he is constant and will perform his promise.

I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty,[a](A) but by my name(B) the Lord[b](C) I did not make myself fully known to them. I also established my covenant(D) with them to give them the land(E) of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners.(F) Moreover, I have heard the groaning(G) of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 6:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai
  2. Exodus 6:3 See note at 3:15.