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
.
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
.
And Moses said
, I will now turn aside
, and see
this great
sight
, why
the bush
is not burnt
.
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.
And he said, Draw not nigh
hither
: put off
thy shoes
from off thy feet
, for the place
whereon
thou standest
is holy
ground
.
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
.
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
;
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
.
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.
Come now therefore, and I will send
thee unto Pharaoh
, that thou mayest bring forth
my people
the children
of Israel
out of Egypt
.
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
?
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
.
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?
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.
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
.
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
:
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
.
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
.
And I am sure that the king
of Egypt
will not let
you go
, no, not by a mighty
hand
.
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
.
And I will give this people
favour
in the sight
of the Egyptians
: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go
, ye shall not go
empty
:
But every woman shall borrow
of her neighbour
, 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
.