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Exodus 3

1AndMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֗הu.mo.ShehH4872tendedtheflockצֹ֛אןtzonH6629ofJethroיִתְר֥וֹyit.RoH3503hisfather-in-law,thepriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548ofMidianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080.AndheledH5090theflockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629behindthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057,andcameH935tothemountainהַ֥רharH2022ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430—toHorebחֹרֵֽבָה׃cho.Re.vahH2722.

2AndtheAngelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahappearedH7200tohiminaflameoffireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784outofthemidstH8432ofathorn-bush:andhelookedH7200,andbehold,thethorn-bushburnedבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,andthethorn-bushwasnotbeingconsumedH398.

3AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidH559,Letmenowturnאָסֻֽרָה־'a.su.rah-H5493asideH5493andseeוְאֶרְאֶ֔הve.'er.'EhH7200thisgreatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419sightהַמַּרְאֶ֥הha.mar.'EhH4758,whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069thethorn-bushisnotburnt.

4AndJehovahsawH7200thatheturnedH5493asideסָ֣רsarH5493toseeH7200,andGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121tohimoutofthemidstH8432ofthethorn-bushandsaidH559,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872!AndhesaidH559,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009amI.

5AndhesaidH559,Drawתִּקְרַ֣בtik.RavH7126notnigh hither:loosethysandalsנְעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ne.'a.Lei.khaH5275fromoffthyfeetH7272,fortheplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereon thou standestisholyH6944groundאַדְמַת־'ad.mat-H127.

6AndhesaidH559,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'H3372tolookH5027atGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

7AndJehovahsaidH559,IhaveseenH7200assuredlytheafflictionofmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971whoareinEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andtheircryצַעֲקָתָ֤םtza.'a.ka.TamH6818haveIheardH8085onaccountoftheirtaskmastersנֹֽגְשָׂ֔יוno.ge.SavH5065;forIknowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045theirsorrows.

8AndIamcomeH5927downtodeliverלְהַצִּיל֣וֹ׀le.ha.tzi.LoH5337themoutofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027oftheEgyptiansH4713,andtobringוּֽלְהַעֲלֹתוֹ֮u.le.ha.'a.lo.ToH5927themupoutofthatlandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776untoagoodטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896andspaciouslandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776, untoalandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706, untotheplaceמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725oftheCanaanitesH3669,andtheHittitesH2850,andtheAmoritesH567,andthePerizzites,andtheHivites,andtheJebusites.

9Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258behold,thecryצַעֲקַ֥תtza.'a.KatH6818ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478iscomeבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935untome;andIhavealsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571seenH7200theoppressionהַלַּ֔חַץha.La.chatzH3906withwhichtheEgyptiansH4713oppressH3905them.

10AndnowH6258comeH3318,andIwillsendוְאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֖ve.'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971thee untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,thatthou mayestbringוְהוֹצֵ֛אve.ho.Tze'H3318forthH3318mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

11AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidH559toGodהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,WhoamI,thatIshouldgoH3318untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,andthatIshouldbringאוֹצִ֛יא'o.Tzi'H3318forthH3318thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

12AndhesaidH559,ForIwillbeאֶֽהְיֶ֣ה'eh.YehH1961withthee;andthisshallbeH1961thesignהָא֔וֹתha.'otH226totheethatIhavesentH7971thee:whenthou hastbroughtH3318forthH3318thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, yeshallserveתַּֽעַבְדוּן֙ta.'av.DunH5647Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430uponthismountainהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022.

13AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidH559toGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Behold, [when]IcomeH935untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andshallsayH559untothem,TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofyourfathersH1hathsentH7971meuntoyou;andtheyshallsayH559,Whatishisnameשְּׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034?whatshallIsayH559untothem?

14AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,IAMH1961THATIAMH1961.AndhesaidH559,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541shalt thousayH559untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:IAMH1961hathsentH7971meuntoyou.

15AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559moreovertoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.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.

16Goandgatherוְאָֽסַפְתָּ֞ve.'a.saf.TaH622theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478together,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,JehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofyourfathersH1,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327,andJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֖בve.ya.'a.KoH3290, hathappearedנִרְאָ֣הnir.'AhH7200tome,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,IhaveindeedvisitedH6485you,and[seenH7200]thatwhichisdoneuntoyouinEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

17andIhavesaidH559,Iwillbringאַעֲלֶ֣ה'a.'a.LehH5927youupoutoftheafflictionofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714, untothelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheCanaanitesH3669,andtheHittitesH2850,andtheAmoritesH567,andthePerizzites,andtheHivites,andtheJebusites, 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;andnowH6258,letusgoוּבָאתָ֡u.va.TaH935,wepraythee,threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days'journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870intothewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,thatwemaysacrificeוְנִזְבְּחָ֖הve.niz.be.ChahH2076toJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

19ButIknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714willnotletyougoלַהֲלֹ֑ךְla.ha.LokhH1980,no,notbyapowerfulhandבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.

20AndIwillstretchוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֤יve.sha.lach.TiH7971outmyhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027andsmiteEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713withallmywondersנִפְלְאֹתַ֔יnif.le.'o.TaiH6381whichIwilldointhemidstבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130thereof;andafterthathewillletyougoיְשַׁלַּ֥חye.sha.LachH7971.

21AndIwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414thispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971favourintheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869oftheEgyptiansH4713,anditshallcometopass,whenyegoout,thatyeshallnotgooutemptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387;

22buteverywomanאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802shallaskוְשָׁאֲלָ֨הve.sha.'a.LahH7592ofherneighbour,andofherthatistheinmateofherhouseבֵּיתָ֔הּbei.TahH1004,utensilsH3627ofsilverכֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefH3701,andutensilsH3627ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,andclothingוּשְׂמָלֹ֑תu.se.ma.LotH8071;andyeshallputוְשַׂמְתֶּ֗םve.sam.TemH7760[them]onyoursonsבְּנֵיכֶם֙be.nei.KhemH1121andonyourdaughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םbe.No.tei.KhemH1323,andshallspoiltheEgyptiansH4713.

Commentaries on Exodus 3

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