1Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the west side of the desert, and came to the mountain of God (Sinai), to Horeb. 2And the Angel of the LORD appeared to Moses in the flames of a fire in the middle of a bush; and Moses saw that while the bush blazed with fire, the bush was not consumed. 3And Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange thing - why the bush is not burned.” 4And when God saw that he went closer to see, He called to him out of the middle of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And Moses said, “Here am I.” 5And God said, “Do not come any closer. Remove the sandals from your feet, for you are standing on holy ground.” 6And then 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.

7And the LORD said, “I have surely seen the affliction of My people in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their slave drivers; I know their anguish. 8I have come down to rescue them from the Egyptians, and to lead them up out of Egypt to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey - the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9Now the cry of the Israelites has come unto Me; and I have also seen the oppression which the Egyptians impose upon them. 10So go, now; I am sending you to Pharaoh, to bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” 11And Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” 12And God said, “I will certainly be with you; and this shall be evidence to you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God upon this very mountain.” 13And Moses said to God, “Suppose, when I go to the Israelites, and tell them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you’, they ask me, ‘And what is His name?’ What shall I tell them?” 14And God said to Moses, “I AM THAT I AM”; and He said, “You shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

15And God said further to Moses, “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 My name forever, and this is My memorial unto all generations. 16Go; 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, and said, “I have surely visited you, and seen what is being done to you in Egypt. 17And I have promised to bring you up out your affliction in Egypt and into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and the Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey.”’ 18And they shall listen to your voice; and you and the elders of Israel shall come to the king of Egypt, and you shall say to him, ‘The LORD God of the Hebrews has met with us: and now, let us go, we beseech you, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’ 19And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, - not by a mighty hand. 20And then I will stretch out My hand, and strike Egypt with all My wonders that I will perform in their midst; and then, afterward, he will let you go. 21And I will give My people favor with the Egyptians; so that, when you do go, you shall not go away empty: 22But every woman shall ask her neighbor, or any woman staying in her house, for jewels of silver and gold, and clothing; which you shall put on your sons and your daughters; and you shall plunder the Egyptians.”