Revised Version 1895

Exodus 3

1Nowהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֗הu.mo.ShehH4872was keeping theflockצֹ֛אןtzonH6629ofJethroיִתְר֥וֹyit.RoH3503his father in law, thepriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548ofMidianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080: and heledוַיִּנְהַ֤גvai.yin.HagH5090theflockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629to thebackאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057, andcameוַיָּבֹ֛אvai.ya.Vo'H935to themountainהַ֥רharH2022ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, untoHorebחֹרֵֽבָה׃cho.Re.vahH2722.

2And theangelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068appearedוַ֠יֵּרָאVai.ye.ra'H7200unto him in aflameH784offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784outאֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413of themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of abushהַסְּנֶ֑הha.se.NehH5572: and helookedוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, thebushהַסְּנֶה֙ha.se.NehH5572burnedבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, and thebushוְהַסְּנֶ֖הve.ha.se.NehH5572wasnotאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369consumedאֻכָּֽל׃'u.KalH398.

3AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willturnאָסֻֽרָה־'a.su.rah-H5493asideH5493nowנָּ֣אna'H4994, andseeוְאֶרְאֶ֔הve.'er.'EhH7200thisgreatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419sightהַמַּרְאֶ֥הha.mar.'EhH4758,whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069thebushהַסְּנֶֽה׃ha.se.NehH5572isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808burnt.

4And when theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that heturnedH5493asideסָ֣רsarH5493toseeלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200,Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121unto himoutאֵלָ֨יו'e.LavH413of themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thebushהַסְּנֶ֗הha.se.NehH5572, andsaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872. And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009am I.

5And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Drawתִּקְרַ֣בtik.RavH7126notאַל־'al-H408nigh hither: putoffמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921thyshoesנְעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ne.'a.Lei.khaH5275fromoffעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921thyfeetרַגְלֶ֔יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272, for theplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereon thou standest isholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944groundאַדְמַת־'ad.mat-H127.

6Moreover hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327, and theGodוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290. AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872hidוַיַּסְתֵּ֤רvai.yas.TerH5641hisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440; for he wasafraidיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3372tolookמֵהַבִּ֖יטme.ha.BitH5027uponאֶל־'el-H413Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

7And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I havesurelyכִּ֥יkiH3588seenH7200the affliction of mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971whichH834are inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and haveheardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085theircryצַעֲקָתָ֤םtza.'a.ka.TamH6818byreasonH834of theirtaskmastersנֹֽגְשָׂ֔יוno.ge.SavH5065; for Iknowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045theirsorrowsמַכְאֹבָֽיו׃makh.'o.VavH4341;

8and I amcomeH5927downוָאֵרֵ֞דva.'e.RedH3381todeliverלְהַצִּיל֣וֹ׀le.ha.tzi.LoH5337themoutH4480of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of theEgyptiansH4713, and tobringוּֽלְהַעֲלֹתוֹ֮u.le.ha.'a.lo.ToH5927themupH5927outH4480of thatlandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776unto agoodטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776and a large, unto alandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706; unto theplaceמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725of theCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and theHittiteוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850, and theAmoriteוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and thePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, and theHiviteוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.

9Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, thecryצַעֲקַ֥תtza.'a.KatH6818of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478iscomeבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935untomeאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413:moreoverוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571I haveseenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200theoppressionהַלַּ֔חַץha.La.chatzH3906wherewith theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713oppressלֹחֲצִ֥יםlo.cha.TzimH3905them.

10ComeH3318nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, and I willsendוְאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֖ve.'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971thee untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, that thou mayestbringוְהוֹצֵ֛אve.ho.Tze'H3318forthH3318mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

11AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoGodהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, Who am I, that I shouldgoH3318untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, and that I shouldbringאוֹצִ֛יא'o.Tzi'H3318forthH3318thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

12And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,CertainlyH3588I will be with thee; and this shall be the token unto thee, that I havesentשְׁלַחְתִּ֑יךָshe.lach.Ti.khaH7971thee: when thou hastbroughtH3318forthH3318thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, ye shallserveתַּֽעַבְדוּן֙ta.'av.DunH5647Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430uponעַ֖ל'alH5921thismountainהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022.

13AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, when Icomeבָא֮va'H935unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and shallsayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559unto them, TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1hathsentH7971meH413untoyouH7971; and they shallsayוְאָֽמְרוּ־ve.'a.me.ru-H559tomeH413,Whatמַה־mah-H4100is hisnameשְּׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034?whatמָ֥הmahH4100shall Isayאֹמַ֖ר'o.MarH559unto them?

14AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, I AM THAT I AM: and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541shalt thousayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559unto thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, I AM hathsentשְׁלָחַ֥נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971meH413untoyouאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834.

15AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559moreoverH3541untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayתֹאמַר֮to.MarH559unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, TheLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327, and theGodוֵאלֹהֵ֥יve.lo.HeiH430ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290, hathsentH7971meH413untoyouH7971: this is mynameשְּׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034foreverלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769, and this is mymemorialH8034untoallלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755generationsדֹּֽר׃DorH1755.

16GoH622, andgatherוְאָֽסַפְתָּ֞ve.'a.saf.TaH622theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478togetherH622, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, TheLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of yourfathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85, ofIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327, and ofJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֖בve.ya.'a.KoH3290, hathappearedנִרְאָ֣הnir.'AhH7200untomeH413,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, I havesurelyפָּקֹ֤דpa.KodH6485visitedפָּקַ֙דְתִּי֙pa.Kad.tiH6485youH6213, andseenH7200that which isdoneH6213toyouH6213inEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

17and I havesaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, I willbringאַעֲלֶ֣ה'a.'a.LehH5927youאֶתְכֶם֮'et.KhemH853upH5927outH413of the affliction ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714unto thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of theCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and theHittiteוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850, and theAmoriteוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and thePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, and theHiviteוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983, unto alandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.

18And they shall hearken to thyvoiceלְקֹלֶ֑ךָle.ko.Le.chaH6963: and thou shaltcomeH935, thou and theeldersוְזִקְנֵ֨יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, unto thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and ye shallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤םva.'a.mar.TemH559unto him, TheLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of theHebrewsהָֽעִבְרִיִּים֙ha.'iv.ri.YimH5680, hathmetנִקְרָ֣הnik.RahH7136withusH4994: andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258letH4994usH4994goוּבָאתָ֡u.va.TaH935,weH3117prayH4994thee,threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִים֙ya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870intoH413thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, thatweH3117maysacrificeוְנִזְבְּחָ֖הve.niz.be.ChahH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

19And Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714willnotH3808giveיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414youכִּ֠יkiH3588leaveH1980togoלַהֲלֹ֑ךְla.ha.LokhH1980,noH3808,notH3808by amightyחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.

20And I willputH7971forthH7971myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027, andsmiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֣יve.hi.kei.TiH5221Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713withallבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605mywondersנִפְלְאֹתַ֔יnif.le.'o.TaiH6381whichH834I willdoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213in themidstבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130thereof: andafterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that he willletH7971youH834goH7971.

21And I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414thispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971favour in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theEgyptiansמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713: and it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, that, when yegoH1961, ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808goH1961emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387:

22buteveryH802womanאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802shallaskוְשָׁאֲלָ֨הve.sha.'a.LahH7592ofherH5921neighbour, and ofherH5921that sojourneth inherH5921houseבֵּיתָ֔הּbei.TahH1004,jewelsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627ofsilverכֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefH3701, andjewelsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091, and raiment: and ye shallputוְשַׂמְתֶּ֗םve.sam.TemH7760themuponH5921yoursonsבְּנֵיכֶם֙be.nei.KhemH1121, anduponH5921yourdaughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םbe.No.tei.KhemH1323; and ye shall spoil theEgyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4713.

Commentaries on Exodus 3

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