1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the
priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and
came to God’s mountain, to Horeb. 2 The angel of Yahweh appeared to him in
a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush
burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. 3 Moses said, I will turn
aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 4 When
Yahweh saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the midst of
the bush, and said, “Moses! Moses!”
He said, “Here I am.”
5 He said, “Don’t come close. Take off your sandals from off your feet,
for the place you are standing on is holy ground.” 6 Moreover he said, “I
am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God
of Jacob.”
Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look at God.
7 Yahweh said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in
Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know
their sorrows. 8 I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the
Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and large land, to
a land flowing with milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanite, the
Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 9 Now,
behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me. Moreover I have
seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come now
therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh, that you may bring forth my
people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”
11 Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I
should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?”
12 He said, “Certainly I will be with you. This will be the token to you,
that I have sent you: when you have brought forth the people out of Egypt,
you shall serve God on this mountain.”
13 Moses said to God, “Behold, when I come to the children of Israel, and
tell them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you;’ and they ask me,
‘What is his name?’ What should I tell them?”
14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM,” and he said, “You shall tell the
children of Israel this: “I AM has sent me to you.” 15 God said moreover
to Moses, “You shall tell the children of Israel this, ‘Yahweh, 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 memorial to all
generations. 16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and tell
them, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of
Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, “I have surely visited you, and seen that
which is done to you in Egypt; 17 and I have said, I will bring you up out
of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the
Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, to a land flowing with
milk and honey.”’ 18 They will listen to your voice, and you shall come,
you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall tell
him, ‘Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us go
three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to Yahweh, our
God.’ 19 I know that the king of Egypt won’t give you permission to go,
no, not by a mighty hand. 20 I will put forth my hand and strike Egypt
with all my wonders which I will do in the midst of it, and after that he
will let you go. 21 I will give this people favor in the sight of the
Egyptians, and it will happen that when you go, you shall not go
empty-handed. 22 But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her who
visits her house, jewels of silver, jewels of gold, and clothing; and
you shall put them on your sons, and on your daughters. You shall
despoil the Egyptians.
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