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Exodus 15:3

The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.

KJV

Dominus quasi vir pugnator, Omnipotens nomen ejus,

Vulgate

Κύριος συντρίβων πολέμους, Κύριος ὄνομα αὐτῷ.

LXX

Jehovah is a man of war: Jehovah is his name.

ASV

יְהוָ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֑ה יְהוָ֖ה שְׁמֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

4 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
מִּלְחָמָ֔ה
mlchmh
noun · 316×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Can God be named by us? Are any names applied to God predicated of Him substantially? Are any names applied to God said of Him literally, or are all to be taken metaphorically? Are any names applied to God synonymous? Are some names applied to God and to creatures univocally or equivocally? Supposing they are applied analogically, are they applied first to God or to creatures? …

Cross-references

  • Exod 3:13 — And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall
  • Exod 3:15 — And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this
  • Exod 6:2 — And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:
  • Exod 6:6 — Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretc
  • Exod 14:14 — The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
  • Exod 14:14 — The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
  • Gen 2:4 — These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
  • Isa 42:8 — I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
  • Jer 16:21 — Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD.
  • Jer 33:2 — Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name;
  • Ps 24:8 — Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
  • Ps 24:8 — Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
  • Ps 35:2 — Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
  • Ps 45:3 — Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
  • Ps 83:18 — That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
  • Rev 19:11 — And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.