Berean Standard Bible
Exodus 3
(Acts 7:30–38)
1Meanwhile, Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֗הu.mo.ShehH4872wasהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961shepherdingרֹעֶ֛הro.'EhH7462אֶת־'et-H853the flockצֹ֛אןtzonH6629of his father-in-lawחֹתְנ֖וֹcho.te.NoH2859Jethroיִתְר֥וֹyit.RoH3503,the priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Midianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080.He ledוַיִּנְהַ֤גvai.yin.HagH5090אֶת־'et-H853the flockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629to the far sideאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057and cameוַיָּבֹ֛אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Horebחֹרֵֽבָה׃cho.Re.vahH2722,the mountainהַ֥רharH2022of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.
2There the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068appearedוַ֠יֵּרָאVai.ye.ra'H7200to himאֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413in a blazingבְּלַבַּת־be.la.bat-H3827fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784from withinמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432a bushהַסְּנֶ֑הha.se.NehH5572.Moses sawוַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֤הvai.Yar' ve.hi.NehH7200H2009the bushהַסְּנֶה֙ha.se.NehH5572ablazeבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197with fireבָּאֵ֔שׁ וְהַסְּנֶ֖הba.'Esh ve.ha.se.NehH784H5572,but it was notאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369consumedאֻכָּֽל׃'u.KalH398.
3So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872thoughtוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I must go overאָסֻֽרָה־ נָּ֣א'a.su.rah- na'H5493H4994and seeוְאֶרְאֶ֔הve.'er.'EhH7200אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088marvelousהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419sightהַמַּרְאֶ֥הha.mar.'EhH4758.Why isמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069the bushהַסְּנֶֽה׃ha.se.NehH5572notלֹא־lo'-H3808burning upיִבְעַ֥רyiv.'ArH1197?”
4When the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588he had gone overסָ֣רsarH5493to lookלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200,Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430called outוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121to himאֵלָ֨יו'e.LavH413from withinמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the bushהַסְּנֶ֗הha.se.NehH5572, “Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872!” “Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009I amוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,”he answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.
5“Do notאַל־'al-H408comeתִּקְרַ֣בtik.RavH7126any closerהֲלֹ֑םha.LomH1988,” Godsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Take offשַׁל־shal-H5394your sandalsנְעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ מֵעַ֣ל רַגְלֶ֔יךָne.'a.Lei.kha me.'Al rag.Lei.khaH5275H5921H7272,forכִּ֣יkiH3588the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859are standingעוֹמֵ֣ד עָלָ֔יוo.Med 'a.LavH5975H5921is holyקֹ֖דֶשׁ הֽוּא׃Ko.desh Hu'H6944H1931groundאַדְמַת־'ad.mat-H127.”
6Then He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Iאָנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595am the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Isaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,and the Godוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290.”At this, Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872hidוַיַּסְתֵּ֤רvai.yas.TerH5641his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440,forכִּ֣יkiH3588he was afraidיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3372to lookמֵהַבִּ֖יטme.ha.BitH5027atאֶל־'el-H413Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.
7The LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have indeed seenH7200אֶת־'et-H853the afflictionעֳנִ֥י'o.NiH6040of My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.I have heard themשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085crying outצַעֲקָתָ֤םtza.'a.ka.TamH6818because ofמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440their oppressorsנֹֽגְשָׂ֔יוno.ge.SavH5065,andכִּ֥יkiH3588I am awareיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045אֶת־'et-H853of their sufferingsמַכְאֹבָֽיו׃makh.'o.VavH4341.
8I have come downוָאֵרֵ֞דva.'e.RedH3381to rescue themלְהַצִּיל֣וֹ׀le.ha.tzi.LoH5337fromמִן־min-H4480the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and to bring them upוּֽלְהַעֲלֹתוֹ֮u.le.ha.'a.lo.ToH5927out of thatהַהִוא֒ha.hi.V'H1931landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776toאֶל־'el-H413a goodטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896and spaciousוּרְחָבָ֔ה אֶל־u.re.cha.Vah 'el-H7342H413landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776,a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָ֑שׁ אֶל־u.de.Vash 'el-H1706H413—the homeמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,Hittitesוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850,Amoritesוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,Hivitesוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.
9And nowוְעַתָּ֕ה הִנֵּ֛הve.'a.Tah hi.NehH6258H2009the cryצַעֲקַ֥תtza.'a.KatH6818of the Israelitesבְּנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478has reachedבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935Meאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413,and I haveוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853how severelyהַלַּ֔חַץha.La.chatzH3906אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713are oppressing themלֹחֲצִ֥יםlo.cha.TzimH3905אֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853.
10Thereforeוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,goלְכָ֔הle.KhahH1980!I am sendingוְאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֖ve.'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971you toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547to bringוְהוֹצֵ֛אve.ho.Tze'H3318אֶת־'et-H853My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”
11But Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310am Iאָנֹ֔כִי'a.No.khiH595,thatכִּ֥יkiH3588I should goאֵלֵ֖ךְ'e.LekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547andוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588bringאוֹצִ֛יא'o.Tzi'H3318אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?”
12“I will surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588beאֶֽהְיֶ֣ה'eh.YehH1961with youעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973,” Godsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “and thisוְזֶה־ve.zeh-H2088will be the signהָא֔וֹתha.'otH226to youthatכִּ֥יkiH3588Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595have sent youשְׁלַחְתִּ֑יךָshe.lach.Ti.khaH7971:When you have brought the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971outבְּהוֹצִֽיאֲךָ֤be.ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318אֶת־'et-H853of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,all of you will worshipתַּֽעַבְדוּן֙ta.'av.DunH5647אֶת־'et-H853Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430onעַ֖ל'alH5921thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088mountainהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022.”
13Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “Supposeהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009Iאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595goבָא֮va'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478and sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559to them, ‘The Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1has sent meשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971to youאֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH413,’and they askוְאָֽמְרוּ־ve.'a.me.ru-H559me, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100is His nameשְּׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034?’Whatמָ֥הmahH4100should I tellאֹמַ֖ר'o.MarH559themאֲלֵהֶֽם׃'a.le.HemH413?”
14Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “I AMאֶֽהְיֶ֖ה'eh.YehH1961WHOאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I AMאֶֽהְיֶ֑ה'eh.YehH1961.This is whatוַיֹּ֗אמֶר כֹּ֤הvai.Yo.mer kohH3541H559you are to sayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559to the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לliv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478: ‘I AMאֶֽהְיֶ֖ה'eh.YehH1961has sent meשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971to youאֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH413.’”
15Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430alsoע֨וֹדodH5750toldוַיֹּאמֶר֩ אֶל־vai.yo.Mer 'el-H559H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Sayתֹאמַר֮to.MarH559כֹּֽה־koh-H3541toאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478, ‘The LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1—the Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Isaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327,and the Godוֵאלֹהֵ֥יve.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290—has sent meשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971to youאֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH413.’Thisזֶה־zeh-H2088is My nameשְּׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034foreverלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,and thisוְזֶ֥הve.ZehH2088is how I am to be rememberedזִכְרִ֖יzikh.RiH2143in every generationH1755.
16Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980,assembleוְאָֽסַפְתָּ֞ve.'a.saf.TaH622אֶת־'et-H853the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559to themאֲלֵהֶם֙'a.le.HemH413, ‘The LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1—the Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֖בve.ya.'a.KoH3290—has appearedנִרְאָ֣הnir.'AhH7200to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559:I have surely attended toH6485youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853have seenwhat has been doneהֶעָשׂ֥וּיhe.'a.SuiH6213to youin Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
17And I have promisedוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559to bring you upאַעֲלֶ֣ה'a.'a.LehH5927אֶתְכֶם֮'et.KhemH853out of your afflictionמֵעֳנִ֣יme.'o.NiH6040in Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,intoאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,Hittitesוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850,Amoritesוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,Hivitesוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑י אֶל־ve.hay.vu.Si 'el-H2983H413—a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.’
18The elders of Israelwill listenוְשָׁמְע֖וּve.sha.me.'UH8085to what you sayלְקֹלֶ֑ךָle.ko.Le.chaH6963,and youאַתָּה֩'a.TahH859must goוּבָאתָ֡u.va.TaH935withוְזִקְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לve.zik.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH2205H3478themtoאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and tellוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤םva.'a.mar.TemH559himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413, ‘The LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָֽעִבְרִיִּים֙ha.'iv.ri.YimH5680,has metנִקְרָ֣הnik.RahH7136with usעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921.Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258pleaseנָּ֞אna'H4994let us takeנֵֽלֲכָה־ne.la.khah-H1980a three-dayשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת יָמִים֙she.Lo.shet ya.MimH7969H3117journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,so that we may sacrificeוְנִזְבְּחָ֖הve.niz.be.ChahH2076to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.’
19But Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּ֠יkiH3588the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808allowיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414אֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853you to goלַהֲלֹ֑ךְla.ha.LokhH1980unlessוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808a mighty hand compels himבְּיָ֥ד חֲזָקָֽה׃be.Yad cha.za.KahH2389H3027.
20So I will stretch outוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֤יve.sha.lach.TiH7971אֶת־'et-H853My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027and strikeוְהִכֵּיתִ֣יve.hi.kei.TiH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713with allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605the wondersנִפְלְאֹתַ֔יnif.le.'o.TaiH6381אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I will performאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213among themבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130.And afterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310thatכֵ֖ןkhenH3651,he will releaseיְשַׁלַּ֥חye.sha.LachH7971youאֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.
21And I will grantוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971such favorחֵ֥ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Egyptiansמִצְרָ֑יִם וְהָיָה֙mitz.Ra.yim ve.ha.YahH4713H1961that whenכִּ֣יkiH3588you leaveתֵֽלֵכ֔וּןte.le.KhunH1980,you will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808go awayתֵלְכ֖וּte.le.KhuH1980empty-handedרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.
22Everyאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802woman shall askוְשָׁאֲלָ֨הve.sha.'a.LahH7592her neighborמִשְּׁכֶנְתָּהּ֙mi.she.khen.TahH7934and any woman stayingוּמִגָּרַ֣תu.mi.ga.RatH1481in her houseבֵּיתָ֔הּbei.TahH1004for silverכְּלֵי־ כֶ֛סֶףke.lei- Khe.sefH3701H3627and goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091jewelryוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627and clothingוּשְׂמָלֹ֑תu.se.ma.LotH8071,and you will put themוְשַׂמְתֶּ֗םve.sam.TemH7760onעַל־'al-H5921your sonsבְּנֵיכֶם֙ וְעַל־be.nei.Khem ve.'al-H1121H5921and daughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םbe.No.tei.KhemH1323.So you will plunderוְנִצַּלְתֶּ֖םve.ni.tzal.TemH5337אֶת־'et-H853the Egyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4713.”
Commentaries on Exodus 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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