Exodus 3:15

And 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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
God	אֱלֹהִ֜ים 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute
said	וַיֹּאמֶר֩ vai.yo.Mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
moreover	ע֨וֹד od	H5750	properly · cardinal number, masculine singular absolute
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
say	תֹאמַר֮ to.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
children	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
LORD	יְהוָ֞ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
fathers	אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם 'a.vo.tei.Khem	H1	father · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
God	אֱלֹהֵ֨י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֜ם 'av.ra.Ham	H85	Abraham · proper noun, a man's name
God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Isaac	יִצְחָ֛ק yitz.Chak	H3327	Jitschak (or Isaac) · proper noun, a man's name
God	וֵאלֹהֵ֥י ve.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֖ב ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · proper noun, a man's name
sent	שְׁלָחַ֣נִי she.la.Cha.ni	H7971	to send away · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
name	שְּׁמִ֣י she.Mi	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
ever	לְעֹלָ֔ם le.'o.Lam	H5769	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
memorial	זִכְרִ֖י zikh.Ri	H2143	a memento · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
all	לְדֹ֥ר le.Dor	H1755	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
generations	דֹּֽר Dor	H1755	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Genesis 17:7-8 And 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 u…
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Hosea 12:5 Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.
Malachi 3:6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Exodus 3:6 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…
Micah 4:5 For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.
Psalms 102:12 But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful,…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 3:11-15

God, having spoken to Moses, allows him also a liberty of speech, which he here improves; and, I. He objects his own insufficiency for the service he was called to (Exo 3:11): Who am I? He thinks himself unworthy of the honour, and not par negotio - equal to the task. He thinks he wants courage, and therefore cannot go to Pharaoh, to make a demand which might cost the demandant his head: he thinks he wants skill, and therefore cannot bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt; they are unarmed, undisciplined, quite dispirited, utterly unable to help themselves; it is morally impossible to bring them out. 1. Moses was incomparably the fittest of any man living for this work, eminent for…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 3:10

Come now therefore, and I will send thee--Considering the patriotic views that had formerly animated the breast of Moses, we might have anticipated that no mission could have been more welcome to his heart than to be employed in the national emancipation of Israel. But he evinced great reluctance to it and stated a variety of objections [Exo 3:11, Exo 3:13; Exo 4:1, Exo 4:10] all of which were successfully met and removed--and the happy issue of his labors was minutely described. Next: Exodus Chapter 4

Adam Clarke on Exodus 3:15

This is my name for ever - The name here referred to is that which immediately precedes, יהוה אלהים Yehovah Elohim, which we translate the Lord God, the name by which God had been known from the creation of the world, (see Gen 2:4). and the name by which he is known among the same people to the present day. Even the heathens knew this name of the true God; and hence out of our יהוה Yehovah they formed their Jao, Jeve, and Jove; so that the word has been literally fulfilled, This is my memorial unto all generations. See Clarke's note on the word Elohim, Gen 1:1 (note). As to be self-existent and eternal must be attributes of God for ever, does it not follow that the לעלם leolam, for ever, in…

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The Church Fathers

For God and Lord is a name of majesty, a name of power, even as God himself says, "The Lord is my name," and as in another place the prophet declares, "The Lord almighty is his name." He is God, therefore, and Lord, either because his rule is over all or because he beholds all things and is feared by all without exception.
— Ambrose of Milan, Exposition of the Christian Faith 1.1.7

What does it mean then that later on he gave himself another name, where it says, "And the Lord said to Moses, I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob: this is my name forever"? How is it that there I am called this name that shows "I am," and lo and behold here is another name: "I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob"? It means that while God is indeed unchangeable, he has done everything out of mercy, and so the Son of God himself was prepared to take on changeable flesh and thereby to come to man's rescue while remaining what he is as the Word of God. Thus he who is clothed himself with mortal flesh, so that it could truly be said, "I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob."
— Augustine of Hippo, SERMON 6.5

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Dictionary and topics

Bush — In which Jehovah appeared to Moses in the wilderness (Ex. 3:2; Acts 7:30). It is difficult to say what particular kind of plant or bush is here meant. Probably it was the mimosa or acacia. The words…
Moses — Drawn (or Egypt. mesu, “son;” hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen. 45:17-25), Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt. This immigration took place probably about 350 years…
Plagues, The Ten — The occasion on which the plagues were sent is described in Exod 3-12.
Census · .By Moses — .By Moses
Moses · Commissioned as lea — Commissioned as lea
Prophets · INSPIRATION OF — INSPIRATION OF
Religion · .Moses — .Moses

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Exodus 3:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 3:11-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 3:10

Adam Clarke on Exodus 3:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 3:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 3:11-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 3:10

Adam Clarke on Exodus 3:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Exodus 3:15

John Calvin on Exodus 3:15-17

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 3:13-15

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 3:15

Rashi on Exodus 3:15