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Exodus 6:7
ESV I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
NIV I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.
NASB Then I will take you as My people, and I will be your God; and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the labors of the Egyptians.
CSB I will take you as my people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from the forced labor of the Egyptians.
NLT I will claim you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God who has freed you from your oppression in Egypt.
KJV And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
NKJV I will take you as My people, and I will be your God. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

What does Exodus 6:7 mean?

The prior verse (Exodus 6:6) began a series of seven things which the Lord definitively states "I will" accom-plish. The first three reiterated His plans for Moses (Exodus 3:16–20). The two included here lead into a statement about what Israel will do in response.

The Lord promises to make Israel His people (Deuteronomy 7:6). They will enjoy a special relationship with God, including being the earthly family of mankind's Savior, Jesus (Genesis 12:1–3; John 4:22). They will worship Him, and Him alone (Exodus 20:3–6). He will become known as "the God of Israel" (Exodus 5:1; Judges 4:6; Ezra 9:15; Luke 1:68). The people would come to understand His nature, at first, through the incredible miracles He will use to free them from Egypt (Exodus 6:6).

Next, the Lord will repeat His promise to Abraham regarding the Promised Land (Exodus 6:8; Genesis 12:6–7; 17:8). Moses will pass this message along (Exodus 6:9), but the Hebrews will be too bitter over their recent troubles (Exodus 5:6–9, 20–21) to take it to heart.
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