Exodus 6:1

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ 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.

📖 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, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We [be] 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 victual.
• Exod 3:19-20 : 19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. 20 And I will stretch out 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 the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague [more] 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, [and] get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, 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 the LORD 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 the LORD, which he will shew to 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 against Jacob, neither [is there] any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall 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 temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD 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: neither [is there any] that can deliver out of my hand.
• 2 Kgs 7:2 : 2 Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, [if] the LORD would 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 lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, [if] the LORD 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 the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD [will be] with you.
• Ps 12:5 : 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set [him] in safety [from him that] puffeth at him.
• 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 a stretched out arm: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
• Isa 63:12 : 12 That led [them] by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
• Ezek 20:33-34 : 33 ¶ [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: 34 And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.