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Exodus 3:4-10
New King James Version
Exodus 3:4-10
New King James Version
4 So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called (A)to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!”
And he said, “Here I am.”
5 Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. (B)Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.” 6 Moreover He said, (C)“I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for (D)he was afraid to look upon God.
7 And the Lord said: (E)“I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry (F)because of their taskmasters, (G)for I know their [a]sorrows. 8 So (H)I have come down to (I)deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land (J)to a good and large land, to a land (K)flowing with milk and honey, to the place of (L)the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites. 9 Now therefore, behold, (M)the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the (N)oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. 10 (O)Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”
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- Exodus 3:7 pain
Exodus 3:4-10
New International Version
Exodus 3:4-10
New International Version
4 When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called(A) to him from within the bush,(B) “Moses! Moses!”
And Moses said, “Here I am.”(C)
5 “Do not come any closer,”(D) God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”(E) 6 Then he said, “I am the God of your father,[a] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.”(F) At this, Moses hid(G) his face, because he was afraid to look at God.(H)
7 The Lord said, “I have indeed seen(I) the misery(J) of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned(K) about their suffering.(L) 8 So I have come down(M) to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land,(N) a land flowing with milk and honey(O)—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites(P) and Jebusites.(Q) 9 And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing(R) them. 10 So now, go. I am sending(S) you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”(T)
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- Exodus 3:6 Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch (see Acts 7:32) fathers
Exodus 3:4-10
King James Version
Exodus 3:4-10
King James Version
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.
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.
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.
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;
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.
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.
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.
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Exodus 3:4-10
English Standard Version
Exodus 3:4-10
English Standard Version
4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, (A)God called to him (B)out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then he said, “Do not come near; (C)take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” 6 And he said, (D)“I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for (E)he was afraid to look at God.
7 Then the Lord said, (F)“I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their (G)taskmasters. I know their sufferings, 8 and (H)I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and (I)to bring them up out of that land to a (J)good and broad land, a land (K)flowing with milk and honey, to the place of (L)the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 And now, behold, (M)the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the (N)oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. 10 (O)Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”
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Exodus 3:4-10
New American Standard Bible
Exodus 3:4-10
New American Standard Bible
4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, (A)God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then He said, “Do not come near here; (B)remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” 6 And He said, “(C)I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” (D)Then Moses hid his face, for he was (E)afraid to look at God.
7 And the Lord said, “I have certainly (F)seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their outcry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings. 8 So I have come down (G)to rescue them from the [a]power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a (H)good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of (I)the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 9 And now, behold, (J)the cry of the sons of Israel has come to Me; furthermore, I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.
The Mission of Moses
10 And now come, and I will send you to Pharaoh, (K)so that you may bring My people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt.”
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- Exodus 3:8 Lit hand
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