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Exodus 6:27
ESV It was they who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing out the people of Israel from Egypt, this Moses and this Aaron.
NIV They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt—this same Moses and Aaron.
NASB They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing out the sons of Israel from Egypt; it was the same Moses and Aaron.
CSB Moses and Aaron were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.
NLT It was Moses and Aaron who spoke to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, about leading the people of Israel out of Egypt.
KJV 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.
NKJV These are the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are the same Moses and Aaron.

What does Exodus 6:27 mean?

This summary verse again emphasizes Aaron and Moses as God's messengers to Pharaoh. The section is in a "chiastic" structure, where ideas are mirrored around a central point: Aaron and Moses bring the people out of Egypt (Exodus 6:26)—they communicated with Pharaoh—the people are brought out of Egypt by Moses and Aaron.

Such patterns were common in ancient literature. Chiasms provide emphasis and easy remembering for those living in oral cultures. In fact, a larger chiastic structure is visible in this section of Exodus 6:13–27: Bring the people out of Egypt (Exodus 6:13)—Genealogy of the Levites (Exodus 6:14–25)—Bring the people out of Egypt (Exodus 6:26–27).

The text also moves from a narrow focus on family members (Exodus 6:14–25), to a focus on Moses and Aaron themselves (Exodus 6:26–27), to a focus solely on Moses (Exodus 6:28–30). God's plan included all of the Israelites, particularly the Levites, and the lives of Aaron and Moses.
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