Revised Version 1895

Exodus 3:4-12

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.

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