Exodus 3:17

And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וָאֹמַ֗ר va.'o.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
bring	אַעֲלֶ֣ה 'a.'a.Leh	H5927	to ascend · verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person common singular
affliction	מֵעֳנִ֣י me.'o.Ni	H6040	depression · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Egypt	מִצְרַיִם֒ mitz.ra.Yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name
land	אֶ֤רֶץ 'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct
Canaanites	הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ ha.ke.na.'a.Ni	H3669	a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
Hittites	וְהַ֣חִתִּ֔י ve.Ha.chi.Ti	H2850	a Chittite · conjunction + definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
Amorites	וְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ ve.ha.'e.mo.Ri	H567	an Emorite · conjunction + definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
Perizzites	וְהַפְּרִזִּ֔י ve.hap.pe.ri.Zi	H6522	a Perizzite · conjunction + definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
Hivites	וְהַחִוִּ֖י ve.ha.chi.Vi	H2340	a Chivvite · conjunction + definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
Jebusites	וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י ve.hay.vu.Si	H2983	a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus · conjunction + definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
land	אֶ֛רֶץ 'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular absolute
flowing	זָבַ֥ת za.Vat	H2100	to flow freely (as water) · verb, qal active participle, feminine singular construct
milk	חָלָ֖ב cha.Lav	H2461	milk (as the richness of kine) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
honey	וּדְבָֽשׁ u.de.Vash	H1706	honey (from its stickiness) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Genesis 15:13-21 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shal…
Genesis 50:24 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abra…
Exodus 3:8-9 And 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, unt…
Genesis 46:4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
Exodus 2:23-25 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 cr…
Joshua 24:11 And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaani…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 3:16–end

Moses is here more particularly instructed in his work, and informed beforehand of his success. 1. He must deal with the elders of Israel, and raise their expectation of a speedy removal to Canaan, Exo 3:16, Exo 3:17. He must repeat to them what God had said to him, as a faithful ambassador. Note, That which ministers have received of the Lord they must deliver to his people, and keep back nothing that is profitable. Lay an emphasis on that, Exo 3:17 : "I have said, I will bring you up; that is enough to satisfy them, I have said it:" hath he spoken, and will he not make it good? With us saying and doing are two things, but they are not so with God, for he is in one mind and who can turn him…

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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 3:16

Elders of Israel - Though it is not likely the Hebrews were permitted to have any regular government at this time, yet there can be no doubt of their having such a government in the time of Joseph, and for some considerable time after; the elders of each tribe forming a kind of court of magistrates, by which all actions were tried, and legal decisions made, in the Israelitish community. I have surely visited you - An exact fulfillment of the prediction of Joseph, Gen 50:24, God will surely visit you, and in the same words too.

John Gill on Exodus 3:17

And I have said,.... Within himself, resolved in his own mind, and had declared it to Moses: I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt: with which they were afflicted in Egypt, and by the Egyptians; this he both purposed and promised to bring them out of: unto the land of the Canaanites, &c. then in the possession of the Canaanites, and others after named; See Gill on Exodus 3:8.

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…
Canaanites — The descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham. Migrating from their original home, they seem to have reached the Persian Gulf, and to have there sojourned for some time. They thence “spread to the west,…
Jebusites — The name of the original inhabitants of Jebus, mentioned frequently among the seven nations doomed to destruction (Gen. 10:16; 15:21; Ex. 3:8, 17; 13:5, etc.). At the time of the arrival of the…
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…
Perizzite, The — and Per’izzites (belonging to a village), one of the nations inhabiting the land of promise before and at the time of its conquest by Israel. (B.C. 1450.) They are continually mentioned in the…
Perizzites — Villagers; dwellers in the open country, the Canaanitish nation inhabiting the fertile regions south and south-west of Carmel. “They were the graziers, farmers, and peasants of the time.” They were…
Plagues, The Ten — The occasion on which the plagues were sent is described in Exod 3-12.
Prophecy — Or prediction, was one of the functions of the prophet. It has been defined as a “miracle of knowledge, a declaration or description or representation of something future, beyond the power of human…
Wine — The common Hebrew word for wine is yayin, from a root meaning “to boil up,” “to be in a ferment.” Others derive it from a root meaning “to tread out,” and hence the juice of the grape trodden out.…
Amorites, The · One of the seven nations of Canaan — One of the seven nations of Canaan

Exodus 3:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 3:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 3:10

Adam Clarke on Exodus 3:16

John Gill on Exodus 3:17

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 3:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 3:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 3:10

Adam Clarke on Exodus 3:16

John Gill on Exodus 3:17

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Exodus 3:15-17

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 3:16-20

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 3:16-17

Rashi on Exodus 3:16