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Exodus 3

1NowMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֗הu.mo.ShehH4872wasH1961keepingtheflockצֹ֛אןtzonH6629ofJethroיִתְר֥וֹyit.RoH3503hisfather-in-law,thepriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548ofMidianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080:andheledH5090theflockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629tothebackofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057,andcameH935tothemountainהַ֥רharH2022ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, untoHorebחֹרֵֽבָה׃cho.Re.vahH2722.

2Andtheangelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahappearedH7200untohiminaflameoffireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784outofthemidstH8432ofabushהַסְּנֶ֑הha.se.NehH5572:andhelookedH7200,and,behold,thebushהַסְּנֶה֙ha.se.NehH5572burnedבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,andthebushוְהַסְּנֶ֖הve.ha.se.NehH5572wasnotconsumedH398.

3AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidH559,Iwillturnאָסֻֽרָה־'a.su.rah-H5493asideH5493now,andseeוְאֶרְאֶ֔הve.'er.'EhH7200thisgreatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419sightהַמַּרְאֶ֥הha.mar.'EhH4758,whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069thebushהַסְּנֶֽה׃ha.se.NehH5572isnotburnt.

4AndwhenJehovahsawH7200thatheturnedH5493asideסָ֣רsarH5493toseeH7200,Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121untohimoutofthemidstH8432ofthebushהַסְּנֶ֗הha.se.NehH5572,andsaidH559,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.AndhesaidH559,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009amI.

5AndhesaidH559,Drawתִּקְרַ֣בtik.RavH7126notnigh hither: putoffthyshoesfromoffthyfeetH7272,fortheplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereon thou standestisholyH6944groundאַדְמַת־'ad.mat-H127.

6MoreoverhesaidH559,IamtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,andtheGodוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290.AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872hidH5641hisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440;forhewasafraidיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3372tolookH5027uponGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

7AndJehovahsaidH559,IhavesurelyseenH7200theafflictionofmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971thatareinEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andhaveheardH8085theircryצַעֲקָתָ֤םtza.'a.ka.TamH6818byreasonoftheirtaskmastersנֹֽגְשָׂ֔יוno.ge.SavH5065;forIknowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045theirsorrows;

8andIamcomeH5927downtodeliverלְהַצִּיל֣וֹ׀le.ha.tzi.LoH5337themoutofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027oftheEgyptiansH4713,andtobringוּֽלְהַעֲלֹתוֹ֮u.le.ha.'a.lo.ToH5927themupoutofthatlandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776untoagoodטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776andalarge, untoalandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706; untotheplaceמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725oftheCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,andtheHittiteוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850,andtheAmoriteוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,andthePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,andtheHiviteוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,andtheJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.

9Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,behold,thecryצַעֲקַ֥תtza.'a.KatH6818ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478iscomeבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935untome:moreoverIhaveseenH7200theoppressionהַלַּ֔חַץha.La.chatzH3906wherewiththeEgyptiansH4713oppressH3905them.

10ComeH3318nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,andIwillsendוְאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֖ve.'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971thee untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,thatthou mayestbringוְהוֹצֵ֛אve.ho.Tze'H3318forthH3318mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

11AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidH559untoGodהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,WhoamI,thatIshouldgoH3318untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,andthatIshouldbringאוֹצִ֛יא'o.Tzi'H3318forthH3318thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

12AndhesaidH559,CertainlyIwillbeאֶֽהְיֶ֣ה'eh.YehH1961withthee;andthisshallbeH1961thetoken unto thee,thatIhavesentH7971thee:whenthou hastbroughtH3318forthH3318thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, yeshallserveתַּֽעַבְדוּן֙ta.'av.DunH5647Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430uponthismountainהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022.

13AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untoGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Behold,whenIcomeH935untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andshallsayH559untothem,TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofyourfathersH1hathsentH7971meuntoyou;andtheyshallsayH559tome,Whatishisnameשְּׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034?WhatshallIsayH559untothem?

14AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,IAMH1961THATIAMH1961:andhesaidH559,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541shalt thousayH559untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,IAMH1961hathsentH7971meuntoyou.

15AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559moreoveruntoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayH559untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofyourfathersH1,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327,andtheGodוֵאלֹהֵ֥יve.lo.HeiH430ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290, hathsentH7971meuntoyou:thisismynameשְּׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034foreverלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,andthisismymemorialuntoallgenerationsH1755.

16Go,andgatherוְאָֽסַפְתָּ֞ve.'a.saf.TaH622theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478together,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofyourfathersH1,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85,ofIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327,andofJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֖בve.ya.'a.KoH3290, hathappearedנִרְאָ֣הnir.'AhH7200untome,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,IhavesurelyvisitedH6485you,andseenH7200thatwhichisdonetoyouinEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

17andIhavesaidH559,Iwillbringאַעֲלֶ֣ה'a.'a.LehH5927youupoutoftheafflictionofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714untothelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,andtheHittiteוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850,andtheAmoriteוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,andthePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,andtheHiviteוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,andtheJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983, untoalandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.

18Andtheyshallhearkentothyvoiceלְקֹלֶ֑ךָle.ko.Le.chaH6963:andthou shaltcomeH935, thouandtheeldersוְזִקְנֵ֨יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, untothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andyeshallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤םva.'a.mar.TemH559untohim,Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheHebrewsהָֽעִבְרִיִּים֙ha.'iv.ri.YimH5680, hathmetH7136withus:andnowH6258letusgoוּבָאתָ֡u.va.TaH935,wepraythee,threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִים֙ya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870intothewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,thatwemaysacrificeוְנִזְבְּחָ֖הve.niz.be.ChahH2076toJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

19AndIknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714willnotgiveH5414youleavetogoלַהֲלֹ֑ךְla.ha.LokhH1980,no,notbyamightyH2389handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.

20AndIwillputforthH7971myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027,andsmiteEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713withallmywondersנִפְלְאֹתַ֔יnif.le.'o.TaiH6381whichIwilldointhemidstבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130thereof:andafterthathewillletyougoH7971.

21AndIwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414thispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971favorחֵ֥ןchenH2580inthesightoftheEgyptiansH4713:anditshallcometopass,that,whenyego, yeshallnotgoemptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

22Buteverywomanאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802shallaskוְשָׁאֲלָ֨הve.sha.'a.LahH7592ofherneighborמִשְּׁכֶנְתָּהּ֙mi.she.khen.TahH7934,andofherthatsojournethinherhouseבֵּיתָ֔הּbei.TahH1004,jewelsofsilverכֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefH3701,andjewelsofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,andraiment:andyeshallputוְשַׂמְתֶּ֗םve.sam.TemH7760themuponyoursonsבְּנֵיכֶם֙be.nei.KhemH1121,anduponyourdaughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םbe.No.tei.KhemH1323;andyeshalldespoiltheEgyptiansH4713.

Commentaries on Exodus 3

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