King James Version
Exodus 6:28 in the King James Version says “And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,”
Exodus 6:28 · KJV
These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.
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.
And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,
That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.
And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And it came to pass on the day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“spake”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
“when the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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