| Holman Christian Standard Bible | NET Bible |
| 1Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. | 1Now Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb. |
| 2Then the Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire within a bush. As Moses looked, he saw that the bush was on fire but was not consumed. | 2The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from within a bush. He looked--and the bush was ablaze with fire, but it was not being consumed! |
| 3So Moses thought: I must go over and look at this remarkable sight. Why isn't the bush burning up? | 3So Moses thought, "I will turn aside to see this amazing sight. Why does the bush not burn up?" |
| 4When 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." | 4When the LORD saw that he had turned aside to look, God called to him from within the bush and said, "Moses, Moses!" And Moses said, "Here I am." |
| 5Do not come closer," He said. "Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground." | 5God said, "Do not approach any closer! Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground." |
| 6Then He continued, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God. | 6He added, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Then Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God. |
| 7Then the LORD said, "I have observed the misery of My people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I know about their sufferings. | 7The LORD said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. |
| 8I 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--the territory of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. | 8I have come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up from that land to a land that is both good and spacious, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the region of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. |
| 9The Israelites' cry for help has come to Me, and I have also seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. | 9And now indeed the cry of the Israelites has come to me, and I have also seen how severely the Egyptians oppress them. |
| 10Therefore, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh so that you may lead My people, the Israelites, out of Egypt." | 10So now go, and I will send you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt." |
| 11But Moses asked God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?" | 11Moses said to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, or that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?" |
| 12He answered, "I will certainly be with you, 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 God at this mountain." | 12He replied, "Surely I will be with you, and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you bring the people out of Egypt, you and they will serve God on this mountain." |
| 13Then 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?" | 13Moses said to God, "If I go to the Israelites and tell them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?'--what should I say to them?" |
| 14God replied to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you." | 14God said to Moses, "I am that I am." And he said, "You must say this to the Israelites, 'I am has sent me to you.'" |
| 15God 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; this is how I am to be remembered in every generation." | 15God also said to Moses, "You must say this to the Israelites, '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 forever, and this is my memorial from generation to generation.' |
| 16Go 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. | 16"Go and bring together the elders of Israel and tell them, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers, appeared to me--the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob--saying, "I have attended carefully to you and to what has been done to you in Egypt, |
| 17And I have promised you that I will bring you up from the misery of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites--a land flowing with milk and honey. | 17and I have promised that I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey."' |
| 18They 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." | 18"The elders will listen to you, and then you and the elders of Israel must go to the king of Egypt and tell him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now, let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.' |
| 19However, I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go, unless he is forced by a strong hand. | 19But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, not even under force. |
| 20I 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. | 20So I will extend my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders that I will do among them, and after that he will release you. |
| 21And I will give these people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you go, you will not go empty-handed. | 21"I will grant this people favor with the Egyptians, so that when you depart you will not leave empty-handed. |
| 22Each 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." | 22Every woman will ask her neighbor and the one who happens to be staying in her house for items of silver and gold and for clothing. You will put these articles on your sons and daughters--thus you will plunder Egypt!" |
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