New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 3:5-10

5Then He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Do not comeH7126nearH7126hereהֲלֹ֑םha.LomH1988;removeשַׁל־shal-H5394your sandalsנְעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ne.'a.Lei.khaH5275from your feetרַגְלֶ֔יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272,for the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725on whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you are standingעוֹמֵ֣דo.MedH5975is holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944groundאַדְמַת־'ad.mat-H127.”

6And He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am 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.”Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872hidוַיַּסְתֵּ֤רvai.yas.TerH5641his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440,for he wasH3372afraidיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3372to lookמֵהַבִּ֖יטme.ha.BitH5027at Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

7And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have certainlyרָאֹ֥הra.'OhH7200seenרָאִ֛יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the oppressionעֳנִ֥י'o.NiH6040of My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085their outcryצַעֲקָתָ֤םtza.'a.ka.TamH6818becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of their taskmastersנֹֽגְשָׂ֔יוno.ge.SavH5065,for I amH3045awareH3045of their sufferingsמַכְאֹבָֽיו׃makh.'o.VavH4341.

8So I have comeוָאֵרֵ֞דva.'e.RedH3381downH3381to rescueלְהַצִּיל֣וֹ׀le.ha.tzi.LoH5337them from thepowerמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and to bringוּֽלְהַעֲלֹתוֹ֮u.le.ha.'a.lo.ToH5927them upH5927from that landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776to agoodטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896and spaciousוּרְחָבָ֔הu.re.cha.VahH7342landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776,to a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706,to the placeמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725ofthe 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 Jebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.

9And nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,the cryצַעֲקַ֥תtza.'a.KatH6818of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478has comeבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935to Me; furthermoreוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,I have seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200the oppressionהַלַּ֔חַץha.La.chatzH3906with whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the EgyptiansH4714are oppressingלֹחֲצִ֥יםlo.cha.TzimH3905them.

10And nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258comeלְכָ֔הle.KhahH1980,and I will sendוְאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֖ve.'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971you to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,so that you may bringוְהוֹצֵ֛אve.ho.Tze'H3318My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971,the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”

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