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Exodus 3:6–7

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Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
¶ And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
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From verse 6

  1. Luke 20:37Rank 1 from verse 6
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    37Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

  2. Matthew 22:32Rank 2 from verse 6
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    32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

  3. Exodus 4:5Rank 3 from verse 6
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    5That they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.

  4. Mark 12:26Rank 4 from verse 6
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    26And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

  5. Acts 7:32Rank 5 from verse 6
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    32Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.

  6. Genesis 28:13Rank 6 from verse 6
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    13And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

  7. Revelation 1:17Rank 7 from verse 6
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    17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

  8. 1 Kings 18:36Rank 8 from verse 6
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    36And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.

  9. Isaiah 6:1–5Rank 9 from verse 6
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    1IN the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.

    2Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

    3And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

    4And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

    5¶ Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.

  10. Jeremiah 24:7Rank 10 from verse 6
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    7And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the Lord: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.

  11. Jeremiah 32:38Rank 11 from verse 6
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    38And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:

  12. Judges 13:22Rank 12 from verse 6
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    22And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.

  13. 1 Kings 19:13Rank 13 from verse 6
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    13And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

  14. Exodus 29:45Rank 14 from verse 6
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    45¶ And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.

  15. Exodus 3:14–15Rank 15 from verse 6
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    14And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

    15And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

  16. Genesis 12:1Rank 16 from verse 6
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    1NOW the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

  17. Genesis 12:7Rank 17 from verse 6
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    7And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

  18. Genesis 17:7–8Rank 18 from verse 6
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    7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

    8And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

  19. Genesis 26:24Rank 19 from verse 6
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    24And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.

  20. Genesis 31:42Rank 20 from verse 6
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    42Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

  21. Genesis 32:9Rank 21 from verse 6
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    9¶ And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:

  22. Jeremiah 31:33Rank 22 from verse 6
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    33But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  23. Job 42:5–6Rank 23 from verse 6
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    5I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.

    6Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

  24. Psalms 106:44–45Rank 24 from verse 6
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    44Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

    45And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

  25. Psalms 132:2Rank 25 from verse 6
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    2How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

  26. Acts 7:34Rank 26 from verse 6
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    34I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

  27. Daniel 10:7–8Rank 27 from verse 6
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    7And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.

    8Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

  28. Ezekiel 11:20Rank 28 from verse 6
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    20That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

  29. Genesis 17:3Rank 29 from verse 6
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    3And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

  30. Hebrews 12:21Rank 30 from verse 6
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    21And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)

  31. Luke 5:8Rank 31 from verse 6
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    8When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

  32. Matthew 17:6Rank 32 from verse 6
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    6And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

  33. Nehemiah 9:9Rank 33 from verse 6
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    9And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;

  34. Zechariah 8:8Rank 34 from verse 6
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    8And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.

  35. Esther 3:4Rank 35 from verse 6
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    4Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.

From verse 7

  1. Psalms 145:19Rank 1 from verse 7
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    19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

  2. Psalms 106:44Rank 2 from verse 7
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    44Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

  3. Exodus 2:23–25Rank 3 from verse 7
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    23¶ And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

    24And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

    25And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.

  4. Psalms 34:6Rank 4 from verse 7
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    6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

  5. Exodus 22:23Rank 5 from verse 7
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    23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

  6. Nehemiah 9:9Rank 6 from verse 7
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    9And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;

  7. Genesis 29:32Rank 7 from verse 7
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    32And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

  8. Exodus 1:11Rank 8 from verse 7
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    11Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

  9. Isaiah 63:9Rank 9 from verse 7
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    9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

  10. Psalms 22:24Rank 10 from verse 7
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    24For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

  11. Psalms 34:4Rank 11 from verse 7
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    4I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

  12. 1 Samuel 9:16Rank 12 from verse 7
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    16To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.

  13. Psalms 142:3Rank 13 from verse 7
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    3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.

  14. Genesis 18:21Rank 14 from verse 7
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    21I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

  15. Hebrews 4:15Rank 15 from verse 7
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    15For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

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Exodus 3:6

COMBINED MEANING

moreover

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Besides, further, additionally, or what is more, introducing another statement, fact, command, reason, or continuation.

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

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hid

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Put, kept, or placed out of sight, knowledge, discovery, understanding, or danger; concealed, secret, covered, or withheld from perception.

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face

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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

look

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Sense 1: To direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed. Sense 2: An appearance, countenance, expression, or aspect.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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Exodus 3:7

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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cry

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1. A vocal call, shout, proclamation, alarm, wail, or other utterance, often loud. 2. An earnest appeal, prayer, complaint, or outcry for help, justice, or attention. 3. As a verb, to call out, shout, proclaim, wail, appeal, pray, or complain; figuratively, to bear urgent witness or demand notice.

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reason

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A ground or cause; understanding or judgment; to think, discuss, or argue.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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3:1NOW Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

3:2And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

3:3And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

3:4And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

3:5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

3:6Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

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3:7¶ And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

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3:8And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

3:9Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

3:10Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

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