3:1 And Moses was feeding the flock of
Jothor his father-in-law, the priest of Madiam; and he brought the sheep
nigh to the wilderness, and came to the mount of Choreb.
3:2 And an angel of the Lord appeared to him in flaming fire out of the
bush, and he sees that the bush burns with fire,-- but the bush was not
consumed.
3:3 And Moses said, I will go near and see this great sight, why the bush is
not consumed.
3:4 And when the Lord saw that he drew nigh to see, the Lord called him out
of the bush, saying, Moses, Moses; and he said, What is it?
3:5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: loose thy sandals from off thy feet,
for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
3:6 And he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraam, and the God
of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and Moses turned away his face, for he was
afraid to gaze at God.
3:7 And the Lord said to Moses, I have surely seen the affliction of my
people that is in Egypt, and I have heard their cry [caused] by their
task-masters; for I know their affliction.
3:8 And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians,
and to bring them out of that land, and to bring them into a good and wide
land, into a land flowing with milk and honey, into the place of the
Chananites, and the Chettites, and Amorites, and Pherezites, and Gergesites,
and Evites, and Jebusites.
3:9 And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come to me, and I
have seen the affliction with which the Egyptians afflict them.
3:10 And now come, I will send thee to Pharao king of Egypt, and thou shalt
bring out my people the children of Israel from the land of Egypt.
3:11 And Moses said to God, Who am I, that I should go to Pharao king of
Egypt, and that I should bring out the children of Israel from the land of
Egypt?
3:12 And God spoke to Moses, saying, I will be with thee, and this shall be
the sign to thee that I shall send thee forth,-- when thou bringest out my
people out of Egypt, then ye shall serve God in this mountain.
3:13 And Moses said to God, Behold, I shall go forth to the children of
Israel, and shall say to them, The God of our fathers has sent me to you;
and they will ask me, What is his name? What shall I say to them?
3:14 And God spoke to Moses, saying, I am THE BEING; and he said, Thus shall
ye say to the children of Israel, THE BEING has sent me to you.
3:15 And God said again to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the sons of Israel,
The Lord God of our fathers, the God of Abraam, and God of Isaac, and God of
Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name for ever, and my memorial to
generations of generations.
3:16 Go then and gather the elders of the children of Israel, and thou shalt
say to them, The Lord God of our fathers has appeared to me, the God of
Abraam, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, saying, I have surely looked
upon you, and upon all the things which have happened to you in Egypt.
3:17 And he said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of the Egyptians
to the land of the Chananites and the Chettites, and Amorites and Pherezites,
and Gergesites, and Evites, and Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and
honey.
3:18 And they shall harken to thy voice, and thou and the elders of Israel
shall go in to Pharao king of Egypt, and thou shalt say to him, The God of
the Hebrews has called us; we will go then a journey of three days into the
wilderness, that we may sacrifice to our God.
3:19 But I know that Pharao king of Egypt will not let you go, save with a
mighty hand;
3:20 and I will stretch out my hand, and smite the Egyptians with all my
wonders, which I shall work among them, and after that he will send you
forth.
3:21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, and
whenever ye shall escape, ye shall not depart empty.
3:22 But [every] woman shall ask of her neighbour and fellow lodger,
articles of gold and silver, and apparel; and ye shall put them upon your
sons and upon your daughters,-- and spoil ye the Egyptians. |
3:1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his
father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of
the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
3:2 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of
the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire,
and the bush was not consumed.
3:3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the
bush is not burnt.
3:4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him
out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am
I.
3:5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet,
for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
3:6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the
God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was
afraid to look upon God.
3:7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which
are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I
know their sorrows;
3:8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and
to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land
flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the
Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the
Jebusites.
3:9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto
me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress
them.
3:10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest
bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
3:11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and
that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
3:12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token
unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people
out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
3:13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of
Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto
you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou
say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
3:15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children
of Israel, the LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of
Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for
ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
3:16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The
LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob,
appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is
done to you in Egypt:
3:17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt
unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the
Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with
milk and honey.
3:18 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the
elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The
LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech
thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the
LORD our God.
3:19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a
mighty hand.
3:20 And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders
which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
3:21 And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians: and it
shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty.
3:22 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbor, and of her that
sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:
and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall
spoil the Egyptians. |