Exodus 6:13

6:13 The Lord spoke ¹  to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge ²  for the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 33:1

33:1 The Lord said to Moses, “Go up ³  from here, you and the people whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, to the land I promised on oath ⁴  to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ ⁵ 

[6:13]  ¹ tn Heb “And Yahweh spoke.”

[6:13]  ² tn The term וַיְצַוֵּם (vayÿtsavvem) is a Piel preterite with a pronominal suffix on it. The verb צָוָה (tsavah) means “to command” but can also have a much wider range of meanings. In this short summary statement, the idea of giving Moses and Aaron a commission to Israel and to Pharaoh indicates that come what may they have their duty to perform.

[33:1]  ³ tn The two imperatives underscore the immediacy of the demand: “go, go up,” meaning “get going up” or “be on your way.”

[33:1]  ⁴ tn Or “the land which I swore.”

[33:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “seed.”