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Exodus 6:3
King James Version
Exodus 6:3
King James Version
3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name Jehovah was I not known to them.
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Exodus 6:3
New International Version
Exodus 6:3
New International Version
3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty,[a](A) but by my name(B) the Lord[b](C) I did not make myself fully known to them.
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- Exodus 6:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai
- Exodus 6:3 See note at 3:15.
Exodus 6:3
English Standard Version
Exodus 6:3
English Standard Version
3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as (A)God Almighty,[a] but by my name the (B)Lord I did not make myself known to them.
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- Exodus 6:3 Hebrew El Shaddai
Exodus 6:3
Christian Standard Bible
Exodus 6:3
Christian Standard Bible
3 I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but I was not known to them by my name ‘the Lord.’[a](A)
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- 6:3 Lord (in small capitals) stands for the personal name of God, which in Hb is Yahweh. There is a long tradition of substituting “Lord” for “Yahweh” out of reverence.
Exodus 6:3
New American Standard Bible 1995
Exodus 6:3
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 and I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as [a](A)God Almighty, but by (B)My name, [b]Lord, I did not make Myself known to them.
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- Exodus 6:3 Heb El Shaddai
- Exodus 6:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
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