Exodus 6:13
in Exodus 6Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge concerning both the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
KJV
And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
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This verse in Exodus 6
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron
The answer to the objection is a charge, laid on the two brothers together and aimed at Israel and Pharaoh alike. The genealogy that follows holds up the narrative until verse 27.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
Here is an abstract of the genealogy of the tribes of Reuben and Simeon, to introduce that of Levi, that the pedigree of Moses and Aaron might be cleared (
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26 These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the L ORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies. 27 These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.
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The Lord gave them a charge, both to the children of Israel, and to Pharaoh - God's authority is sufficient to answer all objections, and binds us to obedience without murmuring or disputing.
And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Unto Moses and unto Aaron - The final and formal charge to the two brothers is given, as might be expected, before the plagues are denounced. With this verse begins a new section of the history.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
Rashi wrote: “The purport of this command is explained in the second section, 71 Further, Verses 29-30. after the order of genealogy.
2 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
BEHOLD, THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL HAVE NOT HEARKENED UNTO ME because You have done nothing [for Israel] so that my words should be acceptable to them. AND HOW THEN SHALL PHARAOH HEAR ME?
THE SONS OF REUBEN…. Scripture did not wish to begin with the statement, And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations, 80 Verse. so that it should not appear that henceforth in honor of Moses, Levi is first in genealogy.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר | vaydaber | and he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| יְהוָה֮ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֣ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| וְאֶֽל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אַהֲרֹן֒ | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וַיְצַוֵּם֙ | vaytzavem | and he commanded them | H6680 → | 494 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| פַּרְעֹ֖ה | paroh | Pharaoh | H6547 → | 274 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| מִצְרָ֑יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| לְהוֹצִ֥יא | lehotzi' | to bring out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | benei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| מֵאֶ֥רֶץ | meeretz | from [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרָֽיִם׃ ס | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
וַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spoke
vaydaberH1696 →1141 times
יְהוָה֮Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מֹשֶׁ֣הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
וְאֶֽל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
אַהֲרֹן֒Aaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וַיְצַוֵּם֙and he commanded them
vaytzavemH6680 →494 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וְאֶל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
פַּרְעֹ֖הPharaoh
parohH6547 →274 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
מִצְרָ֑יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
לְהוֹצִ֥יאto bring out
lehotzi'H3318 →1067 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בְּנֵֽי־[the] people of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
מֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom [the] land of
meeretzH776 →2504 times
מִצְרָֽיִם׃ סEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 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
Psalms 91:11For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
it leads to
- Luke 4:10–11
For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully;
- Psalms 34:7
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
- Hebrews 1:14
Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
- Proverbs 3:6
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
- Matthew 4:6
“If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that…
- Luke 4:10–11
Through
2 Timothy 4:1I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:
it leads to
- Acts 10:42
And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
- 2 Timothy 4:8
From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who…
- 1 Timothy 5:21
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
- Acts 10:42
Where this verse is studied
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About Exodus

Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonExodus and Wilderness PeriodMosesIsrael's deliverer from Egyptian slavery, covenant mediator, and lawgiver.
- PersonExodus eraAaronBrother of Moses and Israel's first high priest; his rod budded, his garments were for glory and beauty, and his line carried the…
- PlaceThe NileEgyptThe land where Joseph rose, where Israel grew into a nation in bondage, where the Passover lamb was slain and the sea opened, and…
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
