Exodus 19:6 (GNV)

Passage

Yee shall be vnto mee also a kingdome of Priestes, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speake vnto the children of Israel.

Nearby Context

Exodus 19:4 Ye haue seene what I did vnto the Egyptians, and how I caryed you vpon eagles wings, and haue brought you vnto me.

Exodus 19:5 Now therefore if ye wil heare my voyce in deede, and keepe my couenant, then ye shalbe my chiefe treasure aboue all people, though all the earth be mine.

Exodus 19:6 Yee shall be vnto mee also a kingdome of Priestes, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speake vnto the children of Israel.

Exodus 19:7 Moses then came and called for the Elders of the people, and proposed vnto them all these things, which the Lord commanded him.

Exodus 19:8 And the people answered all together, and sayd, All that the Lord hath commanded, we will doe. And Moses reported the wordes of the people vnto the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "vnto", "kingdome", "priestes", "holy", "nation", "words", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Now therefore if ye wil heare my..." into verse 7's "Moses then came and called for the...", so "shall" and "vnto" belong inside that flow. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.