Exodus 6:1

American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for by a strong hand shall he let them go, and by a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה עַתָּ֣ה תִרְאֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֽ͏ֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה לְפַרְעֹ֑ה כִּ֣י בְיָ֤ד חֲזָקָה֙ יְשַׁלְּחֵ֔ם וּבְיָ֣ד חֲזָקָ֔ה יְגָרְשֵׁ֖ם מֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

wə-yōʾmer YHWH unto Mōšeh now tirʾeh what ʾeʿĕśeh to parʿōh for by yād ḥăzāqāh he-will-send-them and by yād ḥăzāqāh he-will-drive-them-out from ʾarṣō

Grammar Details

• *wə-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
• unto: preposition *ʾel* - to, toward
• *Mōšeh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Moses
• now: adverb *ʿattāh* - now, at this time
• *tirʾeh*: imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will see
• what: relative pronoun *ʾăšer* - which, that
• *ʾeʿĕśeh*: imperfect, 1st singular - I will do
• to: preposition *lə* - to, for
• *parʿōh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Pharaoh
• for: conjunction *kî* - because, for
• by: preposition *bə* - in, with, by
• *yād ḥăzāqāh*: noun + adjective, feminine singular - strong hand
• *yəšallēḥēm*: piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - he will send/let them go
• and by: conjunction + preposition - *û-bə* - and with, and by
• *yəḡārəšēm*: piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - he will drive them out
• from: preposition *mē* - from
• *ʾarṣō*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his land

Word Meanings

• *yōʾmer*: said, spoke, commanded
• *YHWH*: Yahweh, LORD, the divine name
• *tirʾeh*: you will see, perceive, experience
• *ʾeʿĕśeh*: I will do, make, accomplish
• *yād ḥăzāqāh*: strong hand, mighty power, forceful action
• *yəšallēḥēm*: he will send them away, release them, let them go
• *yəḡārəšēm*: he will drive them out, expel them, banish them
• *ʾarṣō*: his land, his country, his territory

Referenced Verses

• Exod 12:33 : 33 And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, to send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We are all dead men.
• Exod 12:39 : 39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt; for it was not leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victuals.
• Exod 3:19-20 : 19 And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, no, not by a mighty hand. 20 And I will put forth my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
• Exod 11:1 : 1 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Yet one plague more will I bring upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.
• Exod 12:31 : 31 And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve Jehovah, as ye have said.
• Exod 13:3 : 3 And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Jehovah brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.
• Exod 14:13 : 13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which he will work for you to-day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
• Num 23:23 : 23 Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any divination with Israel: Now shalt it be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
• Deut 4:34 : 34 Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of [another] nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that Jehovah your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
• Deut 32:39 : 39 See now that I, even I, am he, And there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; And there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
• 2 Kgs 7:2 : 2 Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
• 2 Kgs 7:19 : 19 and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof:
• 2 Chr 20:17 : 17 Ye shall not need to fight in this [battle] : set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem; fear not, nor be dismayed: to-morrow go out against them: for Jehovah is with you.
• Ps 12:5 : 5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.
• Ps 89:13 : 13 Thou hast a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
• Ps 136:12 : 12 With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
• Isa 63:12 : 12 that caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses? that divided the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
• Ezek 20:33-34 : 33 As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out, will I be king over you: 34 and I will bring you out from the peoples, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out;