Now Moses was pasturing
the flock
of aJethro
his father-in-law
, the priest
of Midian
; and he led
the flock
to the 1west
side
of the wilderness
and came
to bHoreb
, the cmountain
of God
.
aThe angel of the LORD
appeared
to him in a blazing
fire
from the midst
of 1a bbush
; and he looked
, and behold
, the bush
was burning
with fire
, yet the bush
was not consumed
.
So Moses said
, " 1 aI must turn
aside
now
and see
this
2marvelous
sight
, why
the bush
is not burned
up."
When the LORD saw
that he turned
aside
to look
, aGod
called
to him from the midst
of the bush
and said
, "Moses
, Moses
!" And he said
, "Here
I am."
Then He said, "Do not come
near
here
; aremove
your sandals
from your feet
, for the place
on which
you are standing
is holy
ground
."
He said also, " aI am the God
of your father
, the God
of Abraham
, the God
of Isaac
, and the God
of Jacob
." bThen Moses
hid
his face
, for he was cafraid
to look
at God
.
The LORD said
, "I have surely
aseen
the affliction
of My people
who
are in Egypt
, and have given
heed
to their cry
because
of their taskmasters
, for I am aware
of their sufferings
.
"So I have come down
ato deliver
them from the 1power
of the Egyptians
, and to bring
them up from that land
to a bgood
and spacious
land
, to a land
flowing
with milk
and honey
, to the place
of cthe Canaanite
and the Hittite
and the Amorite
and the Perizzite
and the Hivite
and the Jebusite
.
"Now, behold
, athe cry
of the sons
of Israel
has come
to Me; furthermore
, I have seen
the oppression
with which
the Egyptians
are oppressing
them.
"Therefore, come now
, and I will send
you to Pharaoh
, aso that you may bring
My people
, the sons
of Israel
, out of Egypt
."
But Moses said
to God
, " aWho
am I, that I should go
to Pharaoh
, and that I should bring
the sons
of Israel
out of Egypt
?"
And He said, "Certainly
aI will be with you, and this
shall be the sign
to you that it is I who have sent
you: bwhen you have brought
the people
out of Egypt
, cyou shall 1worship
God
at this
mountain
."
Then Moses said
to God
, "Behold
, I am going
to the sons
of Israel
, and I will say
to them, `The God
of your fathers
has sent
me to you.' Now they may say
to me, `What
is His name
?' What
shall I say
to them?"
God said
to Moses
, " 1 aI AM
WHO
1I AM
"; and He said
, "Thus
you shall say
to the sons
of Israel
, ` 1I AM
has sent
me to you.' "
God, furthermore
, said
to Moses
, "Thus
you shall say
to the sons
of Israel
, ` aThe LORD
, the God
of your fathers
, the God
of Abraham
, the God
of Isaac
, and the God
of Jacob
, has sent
me to you.' This
is My name
forever
, and this
is My bmemorial-name
1to all
generations
.
"Go and agather
the elders
of Israel
together and say
to them, ` bThe LORD
, the God
of your fathers
, the God
of Abraham
, Isaac
and Jacob
, has appeared
to me, saying
, " 1 cI am
indeed
concerned
about you and what has been done
to you in Egypt
.
"So aI said, I will bring
you up out of the affliction
of Egypt
to the land
of bthe Canaanite
and the Hittite
and the Amorite
and the Perizzite
and the Hivite
and the Jebusite
, to a land
cflowing
with milk
and honey
."'
" aThey will 1pay heed
to what
you say
; and byou with the elders
of Israel
will come
to the king
of Egypt
and you will say
to him, `The LORD
, the God
of the Hebrews
, has met
with us. So now
, please
, let us go
a cthree
days'
journey
into the wilderness
, that we may sacrifice
to the LORD
our God
.'
"But I know that the king
of Egypt
awill not permit
you to go
, bexcept
1under compulsion
.
"So I will stretch out aMy hand
and strike
Egypt
with all
My bmiracles
which
I shall do
in the midst
of it; and cafter
that he will let you go
.
"I will grant this
people
afavor
in the sight
of the Egyptians
; and it shall be that when you go
, you will not go
empty-handed
.
"But every woman ashall ask
of her neighbor
and the woman who lives
in her house
, articles
of silver
and articles
of gold
, and clothing
; and you will put
them on your sons
and daughters
. Thus you will bplunder
the Egyptians
."