Exodus 3:15 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.

Thou and Ye

  • thou one person
  • your, you more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • The name JehovahFormerly Moses thought himself able to deliver Israel, and set himself to the work too hastily. Now, when the fittest person on earth for it, he knows his...

Thompson Chains

  • God EternalSee the chain from Deuteronomy 32:40 · 14 links

Parallel Passages

  • Exodus 3:6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Psalms 135:13 Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.
  • Hosea 12:5 Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.
  • Exodus 3:6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
  • Psalms 102:12 But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
  • Psalms 72:17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

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Topics

  • Communion Moses
  • God Eternity of God
  • Israel Moses commissioned as the deliverer
  • Moses Commissioned as leader of the Israelites
  • Prophets Inspiration of Prophets

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Bible Dictionary

  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
  • MosesDrawn (or Egypt. mesu, “son;” hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen 45:17–25), Jacob and his sons went down into...
  • IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • AbrahamFather of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the...
  • IsaacLaughter. (1) Israel, or the kingdom of the ten tribes (Amos 7:9, Amos 7:16).
  • JacobOne who follows on another’s heels; supplanter, (Gen 25:26; Gen 27:36; Hos 12:2–4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah....

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And God אֱלֹהִים ʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural
  • said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • moreover עוֹד ʿôd עוֹד Adverb
  • unto Moses אֶל ʾel Preposition מֹשֶׁה mōšê מֹשֶׁה Proper name
  • Thus shalt thou say כֹּה kô Adverb תֹאמַר tōʾmar אָמַר Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
  • unto the children אֶל ʾel Preposition בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
  • The LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • God אֱלֹהֵי ʾĕlōhê אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of your fathers אֲבֹתֵיכֶם ʾăbōtêkem אָב Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
  • the God אֱלֹהֵי ʾĕlōhê אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of Abraham אַבְרָהָם ʾabrāhām אַבְרָהָם Proper name
  • the God אֱלֹהֵי ʾĕlōhê אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of Isaac יִצְחָק yiṣḥāq יִצְחָק Proper name
  • and the God וֵאלֹהֵי wēʾlōhê אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with and
  • of Jacob יַעֲקֹב yaʿăqōb יַעֲקֹב Proper name
  • hath sent שְׁלָחַנִי šĕlāḥanî שָׁלַח Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: first person common singular אֲלֵיכֶם ʾălêkem Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine plural
  • me unto you: this is my name זֶה zê Pronoun שְּׁמִי šĕmî שֵׁם Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • for ever לְעֹלָם lĕʿōlām עוֹלָם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
  • and this is my memorial וְזֶה wĕzê Pronoun · with and זִכְרִי zikrî זֵכֶר Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • unto all לְדֹר lĕdōr דּוֹר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
  • generations דֹּר dōr דּוֹר Noun · masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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