Exodus 3
New King James Version
Moses at the Burning Bush(A)
3 Now Moses was tending the flock of (B)Jethro his father-in-law, (C)the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to (D)Horeb, (E)the mountain of God. 2 And (F)the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. 3 Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this (G)great sight, why the bush does not burn.”
4 So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called (H)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. (I)Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.” 6 Moreover He said, (J)“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 (K)he was afraid to look upon God.
7 And the Lord said: (L)“I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry (M)because of their taskmasters, (N)for I know their [a]sorrows. 8 So (O)I have come down to (P)deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land (Q)to a good and large land, to a land (R)flowing with milk and honey, to the place of (S)the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites. 9 Now therefore, behold, (T)the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the (U)oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. 10 (V)Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”
11 But Moses said to God, (W)“Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”
12 So He said, (X)“I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a (Y)sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”
13 Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?”
14 And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, (Z)‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” 15 Moreover God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is (AA)My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.’ 16 Go and (AB)gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, (AC)“I have surely visited you and seen what is done to you in Egypt; 17 and I have said (AD)I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’ 18 Then (AE)they will heed your voice; and (AF)you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt; and you shall say to him, ‘The Lord God of the Hebrews has (AG)met with us; and now, please, let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.’ 19 But I am sure that the king of Egypt (AH)will not let you go, no, not even by a mighty hand. 20 So I will (AI)stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with (AJ)all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and (AK)after that he will let you go. 21 And (AL)I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be, when you go, that you shall not go empty-handed. 22 (AM)But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, namely, of her who dwells near her house, (AN)articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing; and you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So (AO)you shall plunder the Egyptians.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 3:7 pain
Exodus 3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Moses and the Burning Bush
3 Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro,[a] the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb,[b] the mountain of God.(A) 2 Then the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire within a bush.(B) As Moses looked, he saw that the bush was on fire but was not consumed. 3 So Moses thought: I must go over and look at this remarkable sight. Why isn’t the bush burning up?
4 When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from the bush, “Moses, Moses!”
“Here I am,” he answered.
5 “Do not come closer,” He said. “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”(C) 6 Then He continued, “I am the God of your father,[c] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”(D) Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.
7 Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of My people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out(E) because of their oppressors, and I know about their sufferings. 8 I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them from that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey(F)—the territory of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.(G) 9 The Israelites’ cry for help has come to Me, and I have also seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing(H) them. 10 Therefore, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh so that you may lead My people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.”
11 But Moses asked God, “Who am I(I) that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
12 He answered, “I will certainly be with you,(J) and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: when you bring the people out of Egypt, you will all worship[d] God at this mountain.”
13 Then Moses asked God, “If I go to the Israelites and say to 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 replied to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.[e](K) This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you.” 15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the Israelites: 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;(L) this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.
16 “Go and assemble the elders of Israel and say to them: Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, has appeared to me and said: I have paid close attention to you and to what has been done to you in Egypt.(M) 17 And I have promised you that I will bring you up from the misery of Egypt(N) to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey. 18 They will listen to what you say. Then you, along with the elders of Israel, must go to the king of Egypt and say to him: Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us go on a three-day trip into the wilderness so that we may sacrifice to Yahweh our God.(O)
19 “However, I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go, unless he is forced by a strong hand.(P) 20 I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My miracles that I will perform in it. After that, he will let you go.(Q) 21 And I will give these people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you go, you will not go empty-handed.(R) 22 Each woman will ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry, and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder the Egyptians.”(S)
Footnotes
- Exodus 3:1 Moses’ father-in-law’s first name was Jethro; Ex 2:18.
- Exodus 3:1 = Desolation; another name for Mount Sinai; Dt 4:10,15; 18:16; Mal 4:4
- Exodus 3:6 Sam, some LXX mss read fathers; Ac 7:32
- Exodus 3:12 Or serve
- Exodus 3:14 Or I AM BECAUSE I AM, or I WILL BE WHO I WILL BE
Exodus 3
English Standard Version
The Burning Bush
3 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the (A)mountain of God. 2 (B)And (C)the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” 4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, (D)God called to him (E)out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then he said, “Do not come near; (F)take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” 6 And he said, (G)“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 (H)he was afraid to look at God.
7 Then the Lord said, (I)“I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their (J)taskmasters. I know their sufferings, 8 and (K)I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and (L)to bring them up out of that land to a (M)good and broad land, a land (N)flowing with milk and honey, to the place of (O)the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 And now, behold, (P)the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the (Q)oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. 10 (R)Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” 11 But Moses said to God, (S)“Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” 12 He said, (T)“But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, (U)you shall serve God on this mountain.”
13 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.”[a] And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: (V)‘I am has sent me to you.’” 15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The Lord,[b] the (W)God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is (X)my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations. 16 Go and (Y)gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, (Z)“I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt, 17 and I promise that (AA)I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, a land (AB)flowing with milk and honey.”’ 18 And (AC)they will listen to your voice, and you and the elders of Israel (AD)shall go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has (AE)met with us; and now, please let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.’ 19 But I know that the king of Egypt (AF)will not let you go unless compelled (AG)by a mighty hand.[c] 20 So (AH)I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with (AI)all the wonders that I will do in it; (AJ)after that he will let you go. 21 And (AK)I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and when you go, you shall not go empty, 22 but each woman shall ask of her neighbor, and any woman who lives in her house, for (AL)silver and gold jewelry, and for clothing. You shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So (AM)you shall plunder the Egyptians.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 3:14 Or I am what I am, or I will be what I will be
- Exodus 3:15 The word Lord, when spelled with capital letters, stands for the divine name, YHWH, which is here connected with the verb hayah, “to be” in verse 14
- Exodus 3:19 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew go, not by a mighty hand
Okuva 3
Endagaano Enkadde nʼEndagaano Empya
Okuyitibwa kwa Musa
3 (A)Awo olwatuuka, Musa bwe yali ng’alunda ekisibo ky’endiga za mukoddomi we Yesero, kabona w’e Midiyaani, n’atwala ekisibo ku ludda olw’ebugwanjuba olw’eddungu; n’atuuka ku lusozi lwa Katonda oluyitibwa Kolebu[a]. 2 (B)Malayika wa Mukama n’amulabikira ng’asinziira mu muliro ogwaka, mu makkati g’ekisaka. Musa n’atunuulira ekisaka, n’alaba nga kyaka naye nga tekisiriira. 3 Musa n’ayogera mu mwoyo gwe nti, “Leka nneetoolooleko neetegereze ekintu kino ekitali kya bulijjo, eky’ekitalo, ekireetedde ekisaka obutasiriira.”
4 Mukama bwe yalaba nga Musa agenze okwetegereza, Katonda n’amuyita ng’asinziira mu kisaka wakati nti, “Musa, Musa!” Musa n’ayitaba nti, “Nze nzuuno.” 5 (C)Katonda n’amugamba nti, “Teweeyongera kusembera. Ggyamu engatto zo, kubanga ekifo w’oyimiridde kitukuvu.” 6 (D)Ne yeeyongera n’amugamba nti, “Nze Katonda wa kitaawo, era nze Katonda wa Ibulayimu, nze Katonda wa Isaaka, era nze Katonda wa Yakobo.”
Musa bwe yawulira ebyo n’akweka amaaso ge, kubanga yatya okutunuulira Katonda.
7 (E)Awo Mukama Katonda n’ayogera nti, “Ndabidde ddala okubonaabona kw’abantu bange abali mu Misiri. Mpulidde ebiwoobe byabwe olw’abo ababatuntuza ng’abaddu; era ntegedde okubonaabona kwabwe. 8 (F)Kyenvudde nzika, mbawonye effugabbi ery’Abamisiri, era mbaggye mu nsi eyo, mbaleete mu nsi ennungi era engazi, y’ensi ekulukuta amata n’omubisi gw’enjuki; kaakano mwe muli Abakanani, n’Abakiiti, n’Abamoli, n’Abaperezi, n’Abakiivi n’Abayebusi. 9 (G)Kale mpulidde okukaaba kw’abaana ba Isirayiri, era ndabye ng’Abamisiri bwe bababonyaabonya. 10 (H)Noolwekyo, jjangu nkutume ewa Falaawo, oggyeyo abantu bange abaana ba Isirayiri mu Misiri.”
11 (I)Naye Musa n’agamba Katonda nti, “Nange nze ani agenda ewa Falaawo nziggyeyo abaana ba Isirayiri mu Misiri?” 12 (J)Katonda n’amuddamu nti, “Ddala, nnaabeeranga naawe. Era kino kye kikakasa nti nze nkutumye: Bw’olimala okuggya abantu abo mu Misiri, mulisinziza Katonda ku lusozi luno.” 13 Awo Musa n’abuuza Katonda nti, “Bwe ndituuka mu baana ba Isirayiri ne mbategeeza nti, ‘Katonda wa bajjajjammwe antumye gye muli;’ nabo ne bambuuza nti, ‘Erinnya lye ye ani?’ Ndibaddamu ntya?”
14 (K)Katonda n’agamba Musa nti, “Ndi nga bwe Ndi,” n’ayongera nti, “Bw’otyo bw’onootegeeza abaana ba Isirayiri nti, ‘Ndi y’antumye gye muli.’ ”
15 (L)Katonda n’ayongera n’agamba Musa nti, “Tegeeza abaana ba Isirayiri nti, ‘Mukama, Katonda wa bajjajjammwe: Katonda wa Ibulayimu, era Katonda wa Isaaka, era nga ye Katonda wa Yakobo, y’antumye gye muli.’
“Eryo lye linnya lyange ery’olubeerera,
era lye linnya lye nnajjuukirirwangako
mu buli mulembe ogunaddiriranga gunnaagwo.
16 (M)“Genda okuŋŋaanye abakadde ba Isirayiri, obategeeze nti, ‘Mukama, Katonda wa bajjajjammwe, Katonda wa Ibulayimu, era owa Isaaka, era owa Yakobo, yandabikira, n’aŋŋamba nti, Ntunuulidde abantu bange, ne ndaba ebibakolebwa mu Misiri. 17 (N)Kyenvudde nsuubiza okubaggya mu kubonaabona kwe balimu mu Misiri, mbaleete mu nsi y’Abakanani, n’Abakiiti, n’Abamoli, n’Abaperezi, n’Abakiivi, n’Abayebusi; y’ensi ekulukuta amata n’omubisi gw’enjuki.’
18 (O)“Abakadde ba Isirayiri bagenda kuwuliriza by’ogamba. Kale, ggwe n’abakadde ba Isirayiri muligenda eri kabaka wa Misiri ne mumugamba nti, ‘Mukama, Katonda w’Abaebbulaniya yeeraga gye tuli. Tukkirize tugende mu ddungu, olugendo lwa nnaku ssatu, tuweeyo ssaddaaka eri Mukama Katonda waffe.’ 19 (P)Naye mmanyi nga kabaka w’e Misiri talibakkiriza kugenda, wabula ng’awalirizibbwa n’amaanyi mangi. 20 (Q)Kyendiva nkozesa amaanyi gange, ne mbonereza Misiri n’ebyamagero bye ndikolera mu nsi omwo; n’oluvannyuma alibakkiriza ne mugenda.
21 (R)“Era Abamisiri ndibaagazisa abantu abo; bwe mutyo bwe muliba musitula, temulivaayo ngalo nsa. 22 (S)Buli mukazi Omuyisirayiri alisaba omukazi Omumisiri muliraanwa we, n’oyo bwe basula mu nju emu, ebitemagana ebya ffeeza n’ebya zaabu, n’engoye ez’okwambala. Ebyo byonna mulibyambaza batabani bammwe ne bawala bammwe; Abamisiri ne muleka nga mubakalizza.”
Footnotes
- 3:1 Kolebu Olusozi olwo era ye Sinaayi.
Exodus 3
King James Version
3 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.
2 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.
3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
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.
11 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?
12 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.
13 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?
14 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.
15 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.
16 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:
17 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.
18 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.
19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.
20 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.
21 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.
22 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.
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