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Exodus 6:4

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

I have made a firm promise to them to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as temporary residents and foreigners.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is reminding Moses that He made an unbreakable promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give their descendants the land of Canaan as their permanent home.

📚 Historical Context

This verse refers to God's covenant with Abraham (around 2000 BC), which was later renewed with Isaac and Jacob. At this time, the Israelites had been slaves in Egypt for about 400 years, but God is reassuring Moses that His original promise to give them Canaan still stands. The patriarchs had lived in Canaan as nomads and temporary residents, never fully possessing the land during their lifetimes.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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