Exodus 6:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then the LORD said to Moses, Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand he will let them go, and with a strong hand he will 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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. Because of my mighty hand, he will let them go; because of my mighty hand, he will drive them out of his land."

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses,{H4872} Now shalt thou see{H7200} what I will do{H6213} to Pharaoh:{H6547} for by a strong{H2389} hand{H3027} shall he let them go,{H7971} and by a strong{H2389} hand{H3027} shall he drive them out{H1644} of his land.{H776}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Moses{H4872}, Now shalt thou see{H7200}{(H8799)} what I will do{H6213}{(H8799)} to Pharaoh{H6547}: for with a strong{H2389} hand{H3027} shall he let them go{H7971}{(H8762)}, and with a strong{H2389} hand{H3027} shall he drive them out{H1644}{(H8762)} of his land{H776}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then the Lorde sayde vnto Moses: Now shalt thou see what I will doo vnto Pharao, for with a myghtie hande shall he let them goo, and with a mightye hande shall he dryue them out of hys lande.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The LORDE sayde vnto Moses: Now shalt thou se, what I will do vnto Pharao, for thorow a mightie hande must he let them go, thorow a mightie hande must he dryue them from him out of his londe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the Lord sayd vnto Moses, Nowe shalt thou see, what I will doe vnto Pharaoh: for by a strong hand shall he let them goe, and euen be constrained to driue them out of his land.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses: Nowe shalt thou see what I wyll do vnto Pharao: for in a mightie hande shal he let them go, and in a mightie hande shall he dryue them out of his lande.

• 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh said to Moses, "Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh, for by a strong hand he shall let them go, and by a strong hand he shall drive them out of his land."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Now dost thou see that which I do to Pharaoh, for with a strong hand he doth send them away, yea, with a strong hand he doth cast them out of his land.'

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh said to Moses, "Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh, for by a strong hand he shall let them go, and by a strong hand he shall drive them out of his land."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then the LORD said to Moses,“Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for compelled by my strong hand he will release them, and by my strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 12:33 : 33 And the Egyptians urged the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, 'We shall all be dead.'
• Exod 12:39 : 39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they had brought out of Egypt, for it was not leavened, because they were driven out of Egypt, and could not delay, nor had they prepared provisions for themselves.
• 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 strike 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 to Moses, I will bring one more plague upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go from here: when he does let you go, he will surely drive you out from here altogether.
• Exod 12:31 : 31 Then he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, 'Rise up, and get out from among my people, both you and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD as you have said.
• Exod 13:3 : 3 And Moses said to the people, Remember this day, in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: no leavened bread shall be eaten.
• Exod 14:13 : 13 And Moses said to the people, Do not fear, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you today: for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you shall see them again no more forever.
• Num 23:23 : 23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, nor is there any divination against Israel; at this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God done!
• Deut 4:34 : 34 Or has God attempted to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, 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: nor 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, you shall see it with your eyes, but shall 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, you shall see it with your eyes, but shall not eat thereof.
• 2 Chr 20:17 : 17 You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you.
• Ps 12:5 : 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, says the LORD; I will set him in safety from him who puffs at him.
• Ps 89:13 : 13 You have a mighty arm; strong is your hand, and high is your right hand.
• Ps 136:12 : 12 With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm: for his mercy endures forever.
• Isa 63:12 : 12 Who 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, says 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 where you are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.