Moreover God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord,

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:

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  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.

God also said to Moses, “I am the Lord.(A) I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty,[a](B) but by my name(C) the Lord[b](D) I did not make myself fully known to them. I also established my covenant(E) with them to give them the land(F) of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners.(G)

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Footnotes

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