Exodus 3:15
God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.
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ASV
And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
KJV
And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
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28 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | vai.yo.Mer | and he said | H559 → |
| ע֨וֹד | od | again | H5750 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֜ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| מֹשֶׁ֗ה | mo.Sheh | Moses | H4872 → |
| כֹּֽה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → |
| תֹאמַר֮ | to.Mar | you will say | H559 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| בְּנֵ֣י | be.Nei | [the] people of | H1121 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| יְהוָ֞ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | 'e.lo.Hei | [the] God of | H430 → |
| אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם | 'a.vo.tei.Khem | ancestors your | H1 → |
| אֱלֹהֵ֨י | 'e.lo.Hei | [the] God of | H430 → |
| אַבְרָהָ֜ם | 'av.ra.Ham | Abraham | H85 → |
| אֱלֹהֵ֥י | 'e.lo.Hei | [the] God of | H430 → |
| יִצְחָ֛ק | yitz.Chak | Isaac | H3327 → |
| וֵאלֹהֵ֥י | ve.lo.Hei | and [the] God of | H430 → |
| יַעֲקֹ֖ב | ya.'a.Ko | Jacob | H3290 → |
| שְׁלָחַ֣נִי | she.la.Cha.ni | he has sent me | H7971 → |
| אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם | 'a.lei.Khem | to you | H413 → |
| זֶה־ | zeh- | this | H2088 → |
| שְּׁמִ֣י | she.Mi | [is] name my | H8034 → |
| לְעֹלָ֔ם | le.'o.Lam | for ever | H5769 → |
| וְזֶ֥ה | ve.Zeh | and this | H2088 → |
| זִכְרִ֖י | zikh.Ri | [is] memorial my | H2143 → |
| לְדֹ֥ר | le.Dor | to a generation | H1755 → |
| דֹּֽר׃ | Dor | generation | H1755 → |
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