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Exodus 3:13-18

13Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “Supposeהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009Iאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595goבָא֮va'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478and 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 kohH3541 H559you are to sayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559to the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לliv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478: ‘I AMאֶֽהְיֶ֖ה'eh.YehH1961has sent meשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971to youאֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH413.’”

15Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430alsoע֨וֹדodH5750toldוַיֹּאמֶר֩ אֶל־vai.yo.Mer 'el-H559 H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Sayתֹאמַר֮to.MarH559כֹּֽה־koh-H3541toאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478, ‘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-H2983 H413—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.'ElH2205 H3478themtoאֶל־'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.MimH7969 H3117journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,so that we may sacrificeוְנִזְבְּחָ֖הve.niz.be.ChahH2076to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.’

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