Exodus 3
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Exodus 3:6-19

6And He saidH559, “1I am the GodH430 of your fatherH1--the GodH430 of AbrahamH85, the GodH430 of IsaacH3327, and the GodH430 of JacobH3290.” 2Then MosesH4872 hidH5641 his faceH6440, for he wasH3372 3afraidH3372 to lookH5027 at GodH430.

7And the LordH3068 saidH559, “I have certainlyH7200 4seenH7200 the oppressionH6040 of My peopleH5971 whoH834 are in EgyptH4714, and have heardH8085 their outcryH6818 becauseH4480H6440 of their taskmastersH5065, for I amH3045 awareH3045 of their sufferingsH4341. 8So I have comeH3381 downH3381 5to rescueH5337 them from the 6powerH3027 of the EgyptiansH4714, and to bringH5927 them upH5927 from that landH776 to a 7goodH2896 and spaciousH7342 landH776, to a landH776 flowingH2100 with milkH2461 and honeyH1706, to the placeH4725 of 8the CanaaniteH3669, the HittiteH2850, the AmoriteH567, the PerizziteH6522, the HiviteH2340, and the JebusiteH2983. 9And nowH6258, beholdH2009, 9the cryH6818 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 has comeH935 to Me; furthermoreH1571, I have seenH7200 the oppressionH3906 with whichH834 the EgyptiansH4714 are oppressingH3905 them. 10And nowH6258 comeH1980, and I will sendH7971 you to PharaohH6547, 10so that you may bringH3318 My peopleH5971, the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, out of EgyptH4714.” 11But MosesH4872 saidH559 to GodH430, “11WhoH4310 am I, that I should goH1980 to PharaohH6547, and that I should bringH3318 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 outH3318 of EgyptH4714?” 12And He saidH559, “AssuredlyH3588 12I will be with you, and thisH2088 shall be the signH226 to you that it is I who have sentH7971 you: 13when you have broughtH3318 the peopleH5971 outH3318 of EgyptH4714, 14you shall 15worshipH5647 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?” 14And GodH430 saidH559 to MosesH4872, “1617I AMH1961 WHOH834 18I AMH1961”; and He saidH559, “ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 you shall sayH559 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478: ‘19I AMH1961 has sentH7971 me to you.’” 15GodH430 furthermoreH5750 saidH559 to MosesH4872, “ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 you shall sayH559 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478: ‘20The 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 the 2122nameH2143 for 23allH1755 generationsH1755 to use to callH2143 uponH2143 Me. 16GoH1980 and 24gatherH622 the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478 together and sayH559 to them, ‘25The LordH3068, the GodH430 of your fathersH1, the GodH430 of AbrahamH85, IsaacH3327, and JacobH3290 has appearedH7200 to me, sayingH559, “2627I amH6485 indeedH6485 concernedH6485 about you and what has been doneH6213 to you in EgyptH4714. 17So 28I saidH559, I will bringH5927 you upH5927 out of the oppressionH6040 of EgyptH4714 to the landH776 of 29the CanaaniteH3669, the HittiteH2850, the AmoriteH567, the PerizziteH6522, the HiviteH2340, and the JebusiteH2983, to a landH776 30flowingH2100 with milkH2461 and honeyH1706.”’ 18Then 31they will 32payH8085 attentionH8085 to whatH6963 you sayH6963; and 33you 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 34threeH7969 days’H3117 journeyH1870 into the wildernessH4057, so that we may sacrificeH2076 to the LordH3068 our GodH430.’ 19But I knowH3045 that the kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 35will not permitH5414 you to goH1980, 36exceptH3808 37under compulsionH2389H3027.

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Notes

  1. 1. Exodus 3:6 Gen 28:13; Ex 3:16; 4:5; Matt 22:32; Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37 ↩
  2. 2. Exodus 3:6 Acts 7:32 ↩
  3. 3. Exodus 3:6 Judg 13:22; Rev 1:17 ↩
  4. 4. Exodus 3:7 Ex 2:25; Neh 9:9; Ps 106:44; Is 63:9; Acts 7:34 ↩
  5. 5. Exodus 3:8 Gen 15:13-16; 46:4; 50:24, 25; Ex 6:6-8; 12:51 ↩
  6. 6. Exodus 3:8 Lit hand ↩
  7. 7. Exodus 3:8 Ex 3:17; 13:5; Num 13:27; Deut 1:25; 8:7-9; Jer 11:5; Ezek 20:6 ↩
  8. 8. Exodus 3:8 Gen 15:19-21; Josh 24:11 ↩
  9. 9. Exodus 3:9 Ex 2:23 ↩
  10. 10. Exodus 3:10 Gen 15:13, 14; Ex 12:40, 41; Mic 6:4; Acts 7:6, 7 ↩
  11. 11. Exodus 3:11 Ex 4:10; 6:12; 1 Sam 18:18 ↩
  12. 12. Exodus 3:12 Gen 31:3; Ex 4:12, 15; 33:14-16; Deut 31:23; Josh 1:5; Is 43:2 ↩
  13. 13. Exodus 3:12 Ex 19:1 ↩
  14. 14. Exodus 3:12 Ex 19:2, 3; Acts 7:7 ↩
  15. 15. Exodus 3:12 Or serve ↩
  16. 16. Exodus 3:14 Related to the name of God, YHWH, rendered Lord, which is derived from the verb HAYAH, to be ↩
  17. 17. Exodus 3:14 Ex 6:3; John 8:24, 28, 58; Heb 13:8; Rev 1:8; 4:8 ↩
  18. 18. Exodus 3:14 Related to the name of God, YHWH, rendered Lord, which is derived from the verb HAYAH, to be ↩
  19. 19. Exodus 3:14 Related to the name of God, YHWH, rendered Lord, which is derived from the verb HAYAH, to be ↩
  20. 20. Exodus 3:15 Ex 3:6, 13 ↩
  21. 21. Exodus 3:15 I.e., name used in prayer, vows, and ceremony ↩
  22. 22. Exodus 3:15 Ps 30:4; 97:12; 102:12; 135:13; Hos 12:5 ↩
  23. 23. Exodus 3:15 Lit generation of generation ↩
  24. 24. Exodus 3:16 Ex 4:29 ↩
  25. 25. Exodus 3:16 Gen 28:13; 48:15; Ex 3:2, 6; 4:5 ↩
  26. 26. Exodus 3:16 Lit Visiting I have visited ↩
  27. 27. Exodus 3:16 Ex 4:31; Ps 33:18f ↩
  28. 28. Exodus 3:17 Gen 15:13-21; 46:4; 50:24, 25 ↩
  29. 29. Exodus 3:17 Josh 24:11 ↩
  30. 30. Exodus 3:17 Ex 3:8 ↩
  31. 31. Exodus 3:18 Ex 4:31 ↩
  32. 32. Exodus 3:18 Lit hear your voice ↩
  33. 33. Exodus 3:18 Ex 5:1 ↩
  34. 34. Exodus 3:18 Ex 5:3; 8:27 ↩
  35. 35. Exodus 3:19 Ex 5:2 ↩
  36. 36. Exodus 3:19 Ex 6:1 ↩
  37. 37. Exodus 3:19 Lit by a strong hand ↩

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