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Exodus 6:26
ESV These are the Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said: "Bring out the people of Israel from the land of Egypt by their hosts."
NIV It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, "Bring the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions."
NASB It was the same Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, 'Bring out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their multitudes.'
CSB It was this Aaron and Moses whom the Lord told, "Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt according to their military divisions."
NLT The Aaron and Moses named in this list are the same ones to whom the Lord said, 'Lead the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt like an army.'
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.
NKJV These are the same Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.”

What does Exodus 6:26 mean?

Following the genealogy of Moses and Aaron (Exodus 6:14–25) comes a summary (Exodus 6:27–30). These verses parallel earlier themes (Exodus 6:10–13) about God using these men to confront Pharaoh to free the people of Israel. The word translated "hosts" refers to groups or companies. The message here is about an orderly depar-ture of large groups of people, later described in the form of twelve tribes operating with multiple clans.

An interest-ing word picture is also at work in this verse. The "people of Israel" would "come out" from the "land of Egypt." God was calling a people from a foreign nation to serve as a new nation of their own. He had been preparing the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to become a new nation of people in a new land (Genesis 12:1–3). The process would take longer than the people initially expected, including forty years in the wilderness (Numbers 32:13), yet God would ultimately fulfill His promises (Joshua 1:1–4).
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