Exodus 6:3

“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.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Exodus 6:3

“And I appeared vnto Abraham, vnto Isaac, and vnto Iacob, by the Name of God Almighty, but by my name IEHOVAH was I not knowen to them.”
King James Version (1611) - View original scan of Exodus chapter 6

“and I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God Almighty, but {by} My name, LORD, I did not make Myself known to them.”
New American Standard Version (1995)

“and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name Jehovah I was not known to them.”
American Standard Version (1901)

“I let myself be seen by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God, the Ruler of all; but they had no knowledge of my name Yahweh.”
Basic English Bible

“And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as the Almighty God; but by my name Jehovah I was not made known to them.”
Darby Bible

“That appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, by the name of God Almighty; and my name ADONAI I did not shew them. ”
Douay Rheims Bible

“And I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. ”
Webster's Bible

“and I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name Yahweh I was not known to them.”
World English Bible

“and I appear unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty; as to My name Jehovah, I have not been known to them;”
Youngs Literal Bible

“ and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name Yud-Kay-Vav-Kay* I made Me not known to them. [*"Yud-Kay-Vav-Kay" is the Yiddish circumlocution for the spelling of the tetragrammaton. In this verse, the original Jewish Publication Society text uses the Hebrew letters that correspond to the actual spelling of the name.]”
Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bendito Palavra's comment on 2020-11-11 19:47:57:

Strong's gives the definition for the name of JEHOVAH as "(the) self-Existent or Eternal". This is essentially what the LORD said to Moses in Exodus 3:14, "And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you."

Previously he was called upon by names that referred to his interactions with his people, (Lord God, most high God, God seest me, etc.) .

Hugo Zyl's comment on 2020-11-11 19:43:42:

God bless you Madubuike

God has step-by-step revealed Himself to man. In the garden of Eden Adam just knew Him as God (Elohim). Abraham called Him El-Shaddai (The great breasted One). To Moses it was revealed that He is Yahweh (Jehovah) meaning "I am". We today know Him as Yahshuah (Jesus) meaning "I am salvation".

Let us thank God for His mercy and worship God our Father through our Lord Jesus Christ. Hallelujah!

Love in Christ

Madubuike Victoria Ngozi's comment on 2020-11-11 03:48:01:

what is the meaning of Jehovah in this verse Exodus 6:3. .....but by my name JEHOVAH was

I not known to them.

Nancy's comment on 2015-04-30 17:25:53:

Does any one know the meaning of JEHOVAH?

Kerry Alexander's comment on 2014-01-04 09:55:28:

This verse has to be in question form because if you go back into the lives of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob it shows clearly in the Biblical text that when they were being blessed by Elohim, they all called on the Name YHWH! (the Lord)

Nathan's comment on 2013-05-30 04:41:33:

My grandmother told me to read this verse and it was very interesting :)

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