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Exodus 6:28

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 6:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And it came to pass on the day when Jehovah spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And it came to pass on the day when Jehovah spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,
Exodus 6:28 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25And Eleazar Aaron`s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers` [houses] of the Levites according to their families.
26These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom Jehovah said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their hosts.
27These are they that spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.
28And it came to pass on the day when Jehovah spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,
29that Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, I am Jehovah: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak unto thee.
30And Moses said before Jehovah, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And it came to pass on the day when the Lord spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt.] This verse depends upon the following for the sense of it, which shows what it was the Lord said to Moses in the day he spake to him in Egypt, when he was come thither, which is as follows:”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“This and the following verses belong to the next chapter. They mark distinctly the beginning of a subdivision of the narrative. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“In Exo 6:28-30 the thread of the history, which was broken off at Exo 6:12, is again resumed. דּבּר בּיום, on the day, i.e., at the time, when God spake. יום is the construct state before an entire clause, which is governed by it without a relative particle, as in Lev 7:35; Sa1 25:15 (vid., Ewald, 286i). Next: Exodus Chapter 7”
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