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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