Exodus:3

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* Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law , Jethro , the priest of Mid 'ian ; and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness , and came to Horeb , the mountain of God . * And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush ; and he looked , and lo , the bush was burning , yet it was not consumed . * And Moses said , "I will turn aside and see this great sight , why the bush is not burnt ." * When the LORD saw that he turned aside to see , God called to him out of the bush , "Moses , Moses !" And he said , "Here am I ." * Then he said , "Do not come near ; put off your shoes from your feet , for the place on which you are standing is holy ground ." * And he said , "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 he was afraid to look at God . * Then the LORD said , "I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt , and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters ; I know their sufferings , * and 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 broad land , a land flowing with milk and honey , to the place of the Canaanites , the Hittites , the Amorites , the Per 'izzites , the Hivites , and the Jeb 'usites . * And now , behold , the cry of the people of Israel has come to me , and I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them . * Come , I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring forth my people , the sons of Israel , out of Egypt ." * But Moses said to God , "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh , and bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt ?" * He said , "But I will be with you ; and this shall be the sign for you , that I have sent you : when you have brought forth the people out of Egypt , you shall serve God upon this mountain ." * 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 ?" * God said to Moses , "I AM WHO I AM ." And he said , "Say this to the people of Israel , `I AM has sent me to you .'" * God also said to Moses , "Say this to the people of Israel , `The LORD , 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 for ever , and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations . * Go and 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 , "I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt ; * and I promise that I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt , to the land of the Canaanites , the Hittites , the Amorites , the Per 'izzites , the Hivites , and the Jeb 'usites , a land flowing with milk and honey ."' * And they will hearken to your voice ; and you and the elders of Israel shall go to the king of Egypt and say to him , `The LORD , the God of the Hebrews , has met with us ; and now , we pray you , let us go a three days ' journey into the wilderness , that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God .' * I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand . * So I will stretch out my hand and smite Egypt with all the wonders which I will do in it ; after that he will let you go . * And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians ; and when you go , you shall not go empty , * but each woman shall ask of her neighbor , and of her who sojourns in her house , jewelry of silver and of gold , and clothing , and you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters ; thus you shall despoil the Egyptians ."

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