Exodus - 3

1 - 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.