What Does Exodus 6:7 Mean?

“And I will take”

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“you to me for a people”

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“and I will be to you a God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

“and ye shall know”

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

i

“that I am the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“and I will be to you a God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

“which bringeth”

to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc

“you out from under the burdens”

porterage

“of the Egyptians”

mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt