Exodus 6:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the Lord said to Moses, Now you will see what I am about to do to Pharaoh; for by a strong hand he will be forced to let them go, driving them out of his land because of my outstretched arm.

📖 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 forcing the people on, to get them out of the land quickly; for they said, We are all dead men.
• Exod 12:39 : 39 And they made unleavened cakes from the paste which they had taken out of Egypt; it was not leavened, for they had been sent out of Egypt so quickly, that they had no time to make any food ready.
• Exod 3:19-20 : 19 And I am certain that the king of Egypt will not let you go without being forced. 20 But I will put out my hand and overcome Egypt with all the wonders which I will do among them: and after that he will let you go.
• Exod 11:1 : 1 And the Lord said to Moses, I will send one more punishment on Pharaoh and on Egypt; after that he will let you go; and when he does let you go, he will not keep one of you back, but will send you out by force.
• Exod 12:31 : 31 And he sent for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Get up and go out from among my people, you and the children of Israel; go and give worship to the Lord as you have said.
• Exod 13:3 : 3 And Moses said to the people, Let this day, on which you came out of Egypt, out of your prison-house, be kept for ever in memory; for by the strength of his hand the Lord has taken you out from this place; let no leavened bread be used.
• Exod 14:13 : 13 But Moses said, Keep where you are and have no fear; now you will see the salvation of the Lord which he will give you today; for the Egyptians whom you see today you will never see again.
• Num 23:23 : 23 No evil power has effect against Jacob, no secret arts against Israel; at the right time it will be said of Jacob and of Israel, See what God has done!
• Deut 4:34 : 34 Has God ever before taken a nation for himself from out of another nation, by punishments and signs and wonders, by war and by a strong hand and a stretched-out arm and great acts of wonder and fear, as the Lord your God did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes?
• Deut 32:39 : 39 See now, I myself am he; there is no other god but me: giver of death and life, wounding and making well: and no one has power to make you free from my hand.
• 2 Kgs 7:2 : 2 Then the captain whose arm was supporting the king said to the man of God, Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, would such a thing be possible? And he said, Your eyes will see it, but you will not have a taste of the food.
• 2 Kgs 7:19 : 19 And that captain said to the man of God, Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, would such a thing be possible? And he said to him, Your eyes will see it, but you will not have a taste of the food.
• 2 Chr 20:17 : 17 There will be no need for you to take up arms in this fight; put yourselves in position, and keep where you are, and you will see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: have no fear and do not be troubled: go out against them tomorrow, for the Lord is with you.
• Ps 12:5 : 5 Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring.
• Ps 89:13 : 13 Yours is an arm of power; strong is your hand and high your right hand.
• Ps 136:12 : 12 With a strong hand and an outstretched arm: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
• Isa 63:12 : 12 He who made the arm of his glory go at the right hand of Moses, by whom the waters were parted before them, to make himself an eternal name;
• Ezek 20:33-34 : 33 By my life, says the Lord, truly, with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with burning wrath let loose, I will be King over you: 34 And I will take you out from the peoples and get you together out of the countries where you are wandering, with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with burning wrath let loose: