Exodus 3:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 3:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אָנֹכִי֙
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אָבִ֔יךָ
ʼâb
H1
father
אֱלֹהֵ֧י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אַבְרָהָ֛ם
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
אֱלֹהֵ֥י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִצְחָ֖ק
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
וֵאלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יַעֲקֹ֑ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
וַיַּסְתֵּ֤ר
çâthar
H5641
to hide
מֹשֶׁה֙
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
פָּנָ֔יו
pânîym
H6440
face
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
יָרֵ֔א
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
מֵהַבִּ֖יט
nâbaṭ
H5027
to look
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָאֱלֹהִֽים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
Moreover he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look at God.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid from staring toward God.
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