Exodus 29:46
in Exodus 29And they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they shall know that I am Jehovah their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I might dwell among them: I am Jehovah their God.
KJV
And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the Lord their God.
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This verse in Exodus 29
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd they shall know that I am the Lord their God - That is, They shall acknowledge God, and their infinite obligations to him. In a multitude of places in Scripture the word know should be thus understood. That I may dwell among them - For without this acknowledgment and consequent dependence on and gratitude and obedience to God, they could not expect him to dwell among them.
This site's exposition
I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation
on Exodus 29:44-46
Three verses give the reason for everything commanded since chapter 25, that I may dwell among them. Exodus 25:8 had asked for a sanctuary in those same words, and this is the answer to it. The refrain that ran through the plagues, that they shall know that I am the LORD, was first spoken to Israel at Exodus 6:7 and lands here again on Israel, and what they are to know it by is the dwelling. John 1:14 uses a Greek verb built on the word for a tent when it says the Word dwelt among us.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And they shall know that I am the Lord their God,....
Those that abide in God's house shall have God to abide with them. I will be their God, and they shall know that I am so. Note, Those are truly happy that have a covenant-interest in God as theirs and the comfortable evidence of that interest.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיָדְע֗וּ | veyadeu | and they will know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֲנִ֤י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | [am] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם | ʾeloheihem | God their | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הוֹצֵ֧אתִי | hotzeti | I brought out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אֹתָ֛ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֵאֶ֥רֶץ | meeretz | from [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרַ֖יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| לְשָׁכְנִ֣י | leshakheni | to dwell I | H7931 → | 129 times |
| בְתוֹכָ֑ם | vetokham | in midst of them | H8432 → | 418 times |
| אֲנִ֖י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | [am] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ | ʾeloheihem | God their | H430 → | 2601 times |
וְיָדְע֗וּand they will know
veyadeuH3045 →945 times
כִּ֣יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
אֲנִ֤יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
יְהוָה֙[am] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םGod their
ʾeloheihemH430 →2601 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הוֹצֵ֧אתִיI brought out
hotzetiH3318 →1067 times
אֹתָ֛ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
מֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom [the] land of
meeretzH776 →2504 times
מִצְרַ֖יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
לְשָׁכְנִ֣יto dwell I
leshakheniH7931 →129 times
בְתוֹכָ֑םin midst of them
vetokhamH8432 →418 times
אֲנִ֖יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
יְהוָ֥ה[am] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פGod their
ʾeloheihemH430 →2601 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And…
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 3:3
It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on…
- Hebrews 10:16
“This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”
- Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And…
- Ezekiel 11:19–20
And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,
- Jeremiah 24:7
I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their…
- 2 Corinthians 3:3
Through
Exodus 20:2“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 5:6
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Hosea 13:4
Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me.
- Psalms 81:10
I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
- Deuteronomy 5:6
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Chuck Missler, Learn the Bible in 24 Hours; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.