Exodus 6:3
I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.
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ASV
and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name Jehovah I was not known to them.
KJV
And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name Jehovah was I not known to them.
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וָאֵרָ֗א | va.'e.Ra' | and I appeared | H7200 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| אַבְרָהָ֛ם | 'av.ra.Ham | Abraham | H85 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| יִצְחָ֥ק | yitz.Chak | Isaac | H3327 → |
| וְאֶֽל־ | ve.'el- | and to | H413 → |
| יַעֲקֹ֖ב | ya.'a.Ko | Jacob | H3290 → |
| בְּאֵ֣ל | be.'El | <in> God | H410 → |
| שַׁדָּ֑י | sha.Dai | Almighty | H7706 → |
| וּשְׁמִ֣י | u.she.Mi | and name my | H8034 → |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| נוֹדַ֖עְתִּי | no.Da'.ti | I made myself known | H3045 → |
| לָהֶֽם׃ | la.Hem | to <the> them |
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Names of God
God reveals himself by name. Each name given in a specific historical moment, in response to a specific situation. Twenty-eight names along a revelation timeline — from Elohim at creation to YHWH-Shammah at the restored city — closing with Jesus' "I AM."
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