Exodus
Exodus 3
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Exodus 3 — Scripture text (King James Version)
Now kept the flock of his father in law, the priest of : and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to . 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 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, , . And he said, Here am I. And he said, Draw not nigh hither: 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 , the God of , and the God of . And 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 , 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 , 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 , and the , and the , and the , and the , and the . Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the oppress them. Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto , that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of out of . And said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto , and that I should bring forth the children of out of ? 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 , ye shall serve God upon this mountain. And said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of , 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 , I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of , I AM hath sent me unto you. And God said moreover unto , Thus shalt thou say unto the children of , The LORD God of your fathers, the God of , the God of , and the God of , 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 together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of , of , and of , appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in : And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of unto the land of the , and the , and the , and the , and the , and the , unto a land flowing with milk and honey. And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of , unto the king of , and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the 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 will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. And I will stretch out my hand, and smite 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 : 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 them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the .