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Exodus 6:13

in Exodus 6

Then 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.

This verse in Exodus 6

Commentary

6 notes on this verse

This 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

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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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A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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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A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

proposed

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

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.
Ramban: Spain, 1194–1270 · Ramban on Exodus 6:13:1, via Sefaria, Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976
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?
Ramban: Spain, 1194–1270 · Ramban on Exodus 6:12:1, via Sefaria, Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976
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.
Ramban: Spain, 1194–1270 · Ramban on Exodus 6:14:1, via Sefaria, Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976

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 words

Every 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.

  • 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 stops

Each 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 91:11

    For 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…

  • Through

    2 Timothy 4:1

    I 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.

Where this verse is studied

About Exodus

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.