I will (A)take you as My people, and (B)I will be your God. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God who brings you out (C)from under the burdens of the Egyptians. And I will bring you into the land which I (D)swore[a] to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as a heritage: I am the Lord.’ ” So Moses spoke thus to the children of Israel; (E)but they did not heed Moses, because of (F)anguish[b] of spirit and cruel bondage.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 6:8 promised, lit. lifted up My hand
  2. Exodus 6:9 Lit. shortness

I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God.(A) Then you will know(B) that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. And I will bring you to the land(C) I swore(D) with uplifted hand(E) to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob.(F) I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.’”(G)

Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor.(H)

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