Exodus 3:15
ContextNETBible | God also said to Moses, “You must say this to the Israelites, ‘The Lord 1 – the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob – has sent me to you. This is my name 2 forever, and this is my memorial from generation to generation.’ 3 |
XREF | Ge 17:7,8; Ex 3:6; Ex 4:5; De 1:11,35; De 4:1; 2Ch 28:9; Ps 72:17,19; Ps 102:12; Ps 135:13; Ps 145:1,2; Isa 9:6; Isa 63:12; Ho 12:5; Mic 4:5; Mal 3:6; Mt 22:32; Ac 7:32; Heb 13:8 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn Heb “Yahweh,” traditionally rendered “the 2 sn The words “name” and “memorial” are at the heart of the two parallel clauses that form a poetic pair. The Hebrew word “remembrance” is a poetical synonym for “name” (cf. Job 18:17; Ps 135:13; Prov 10:7; Isa 26:8) and conveys the idea that the nature or character of the person is to be remembered and praised (S. R. Driver, Exodus, 24). 3 tn The repetition of “generation” in this expression serves as a periphrasis for the superlative: “to the remotest generation” (GKC 432 §133.l). |