New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 3:13-17

13Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I am goingבָא֮va'H935to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and I will sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559to them, ‘The Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1has sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to you.’ Now they may sayוְאָֽמְרוּ־ve.'a.me.ru-H559to me, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100is His nameשְּׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034?’Whatמָ֥הmahH4100shall I sayאֹמַ֖ר'o.MarH559to them?”

14And Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “I AMאֶֽהְיֶ֖ה'eh.YehH1961WHOאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I AMאֶֽהְיֶ֑ה'eh.YehH1961”;and He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541you shall sayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559to the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: ‘I AMאֶֽהְיֶ֖ה'eh.YehH1961has sentשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to you.’”

15Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430furthermoreע֨וֹדodH5750saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541you shall sayתֹאמַר֮to.MarH559to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478: ‘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 sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to you.’ Thisזֶה־zeh-H2088is My nameשְּׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034foreverלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,and thisוְזֶ֥הve.ZehH2088is thenameH2143forallלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755generationsדֹּֽר׃DorH1755to useto callH2143uponH2143Me.

16Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980andgatherוְאָֽסַפְתָּ֞ve.'a.saf.TaH622the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478together and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘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.KoH3290has appearedנִרְאָ֣הnir.'AhH7200to me, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “I amH6485indeedH6485concernedH6485about you and what has been doneהֶעָשׂ֥וּיhe.'a.SuiH6213to you in Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

17SoI saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559,I will bringאַעֲלֶ֣ה'a.'a.LehH5927you upH5927out of the oppressionמֵעֳנִ֣יme.'o.NiH6040of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714to the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthe Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Hittiteוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850,the Amoriteוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,the Perizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,the Hiviteוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,to a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.”’

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