Exodus 3

The Burning Bush

1Now MosesH4872 was pasturingH7462 the flockH6629 of 1JethroH3503 his father-in-lawH2860, the priestH3548 of MidianH4080; and he ledH5090 the flockH6629 to the 2westH310 sideH310 of the wildernessH4057 and cameH935 to 3HorebH2722, the 4mountainH2022 of GodH430. 25The angelH4397 of the LordH3068 appearedH7200 to him in a blazingH3852 fireH784 from the midstH8432 of 6a 7bushH5572; and he lookedH7200, and beholdH2009, the bushH5572 was burningH1197 with fireH784, yet the bushH5572 was not consumedH398. 3So MosesH4872 saidH559, “89I must turnH5493 asideH5493 nowH4994 and seeH7200 thisH2088 10marvelousH1419 sightH4758, whyH4069 the bushH5572 is not burnedH1197 up.” 4When the LordH3068 sawH7200 that he turnedH5493 asideH5493 to lookH7200, 11GodH430 calledH7121 to him from the midstH8432 of the bushH5572 and saidH559, “MosesH4872, MosesH4872!” And he saidH559, “HereH2009 I am.” 5Then He saidH559, “Do not comeH7126 nearH7126 hereH1988; 12removeH5394 your sandalsH5275 from your feetH7272, for the placeH4725 on whichH834 you are standingH5975 is holyH6944 groundH127.” 6He saidH559 also, “13I am the GodH430 of your fatherH1, the GodH430 of AbrahamH85, the GodH430 of IsaacH3327, and the GodH430 of JacobH3290.” 14Then MosesH4872 hidH5641 his faceH6440, for he was 15afraidH3372 to lookH5027 at GodH430.

7The LordH3068 saidH559, “I have surelyH7200 16seenH7200 the afflictionH6040 of My peopleH5971 whoH834 are in EgyptH4714, and have givenH8085 heedH8085 to their cryH6818 becauseH4480H6440 of their taskmastersH5065, for I am awareH3045 of their sufferingsH4341. 8So I have comeH3381 downH3381 17to deliverH5337 them from the 18powerH3027 of the EgyptiansH4714, and to bringH5927 them up from that landH776 to a 19goodH2896 and spaciousH7342 landH776, to a landH776 flowingH2100 with milkH2461 and honeyH1706, to the placeH4725 of 20the CanaaniteH3669 and the HittiteH2850 and the AmoriteH567 and the PerizziteH6522 and the HiviteH2340 and the JebusiteH2983. 9NowH6258, beholdH2009, 21the cryH6818 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 has comeH935 to Me; furthermoreH1571, I have seenH7200 the oppressionH3906 with whichH834 the EgyptiansH4714 are oppressingH3905 them.

The Mission of Moses

10Therefore, comeH1980 nowH6258, and I will sendH7971 you to PharaohH6547, 22so that you may bringH3318 My peopleH5971, the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, out of EgyptH4714.” 11But MosesH4872 saidH559 to GodH430, “23WhoH4310 am I, that I should goH1980 to PharaohH6547, and that I should bringH3318 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 out of EgyptH4714?” 12And He saidH559, “CertainlyH3588 24I will be with you, and thisH2088 shall be the signH226 to you that it is I who have sentH7971 you: 25when you have broughtH3318 the peopleH5971 out of EgyptH4714, 26you shall 27worshipH5647 GodH430 at thisH2088 mountainH2022.”

13Then MosesH4872 saidH559 to GodH430, “BeholdH2009, I am goingH935 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, and I will sayH559 to them, ‘The GodH430 of your fathersH1 has sentH7971 me to you.’ Now they may sayH559 to me, ‘WhatH4100 is His nameH8034?’ WhatH4100 shall I sayH559 to them?” 14GodH430 saidH559 to MosesH4872, “2829I AMH1961 WHOH834 30I AMH1961”; and He saidH559, “ThusH3541 you shall sayH559 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, ‘31I AMH1961 has sentH7971 me to you.’” 15GodH430, furthermoreH5750, saidH559 to MosesH4872, “ThusH3541 you shall sayH559 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, ‘32The LordH3068, the GodH430 of your fathersH1, the GodH430 of AbrahamH85, the GodH430 of IsaacH3327, and the GodH430 of JacobH3290, has sentH7971 me to you.’ ThisH2088 is My nameH8034 foreverH5769, and thisH2088 is My 33memorial-nameH2143 34to allH1755 generationsH1755. 16GoH1980 and 35gatherH622 the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478 together and sayH559 to them, ‘36The LordH3068, the GodH430 of your fathersH1, the GodH430 of AbrahamH85, IsaacH3327 and JacobH3290, has appearedH7200 to me, sayingH559, “3738I amH6485 indeedH6485 concernedH6485 about you and what has been doneH6213 to you in EgyptH4714. 17So 39I saidH559, I will bringH5927 you up out of the afflictionH6040 of EgyptH4714 to the landH776 of 40the CanaaniteH3669 and the HittiteH2850 and the AmoriteH567 and the PerizziteH6522 and the HiviteH2340 and the JebusiteH2983, to a landH776 41flowingH2100 with milkH2461 and honeyH1706.”’ 1842They will 43payH8085 heedH8085 to whatH6963 you sayH6963; and 44you with the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478 will comeH935 to the kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 and you will sayH559 to him, ‘The LordH3068, the GodH430 of the HebrewsH5680, has metH7136 with us. So nowH6258, pleaseH4994, let us goH1980 a 45threeH7969 days’H3117 journeyH1870 into the wildernessH4057, that we may sacrificeH2076 to the LordH3068 our GodH430.’ 19But I knowH3045 that the kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 46will not permitH5414 you to goH1980, 47exceptH3808 48under compulsionH2389H3027. 20So I will stretchH7971 out 49My handH3027 and strikeH5221 EgyptH4714 with allH3605 My 50miraclesH6381 whichH834 I shall doH6213 in the midstH7130 of it; and 51afterH310 that he will let you goH7971. 21I will grantH5414 thisH2088 peopleH5971 52favorH2580 in the sightH5869 of the EgyptiansH4714; and it shall be that when you goH1980, you will not goH1980 empty-handedH7387. 22But every womanH802 53shall askH7592 of her neighborH7934 and the woman who livesH1481 in her houseH1004, articlesH3627 of silverH3701 and articlesH3627 of goldH2091, and clothingH8071; and you will putH7760 them on your sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323. Thus you will 54plunderH5337 the EgyptiansH4714.”