Verse 1

Exodus 3:1

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1 Moses was a shepherd, looking after the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the Midianite priest. He led the flock far into the wilderness until he came to God (Elohim)'s mountain, Mount Horeb.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וּ/מֹשֶׁ֗ה הָיָ֥ה רֹעֶ֛ה אֶת צֹ֛אן יִתְר֥וֹ חֹתְנ֖/וֹ כֹּהֵ֣ן מִדְיָ֑ן וַ/יִּנְהַ֤ג אֶת הַ/צֹּאן֙ אַחַ֣ר הַ/מִּדְבָּ֔ר וַ/יָּבֹ֛א אֶל הַ֥ר הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים חֹרֵֽבָ/ה

English Translation

And Moses was a shepherd for the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock behind the wilderness and came to the mountain of God, Horeb.

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Chapter 3 Context

1 Moses was a shepherd, looking after the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the Midianite priest. He...

2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from inside a bush. Moses looked care... Focus ↗

3 “Let me go over and take a look,” Moses said to himself. “It's very odd to see a bush that's not bur... Focus ↗

4 When the Lord saw that Moses was coming to take a look, God (Elohim) called to him from inside the b... Focus ↗

5 “Don't come any closer!” God (Elohim) told him. “Take off your sandals because you're standing on ho... Focus ↗

6 Then he said, “I am the God (Elohim) of your father, the God (Elohim) of Abraham, the God (Elohim) o... Focus ↗

7 “I'm completely aware of the misery of my people in Egypt,” the Lord told him. “I have heard them cr... Focus ↗

8 That's why I have come down to rescue them from Egyptian oppression and to take them up from that co... Focus ↗

9 Listen! The cries of the Israelites have reached me, and I have seen how badly the Egyptians are mis... Focus ↗

10 Now you must leave, because I'm sending you to Pharaoh to lead my people Israel out of Egypt.” Focus ↗

11 But Moses said to God (Elohim), “Why me? I'm a nobody! I couldn't go to Pharaoh and lead the Israeli... Focus ↗

12 “I'll be with you,” the Lord replied, “and this will be the sign that it is really me who is sending... Focus ↗

13 Then Moses said to God (Elohim), “Look! If I were to go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God... Focus ↗

14 God (Elohim) replied to Moses, “‘I Am’ is who I am. Tell the Israelites this: ‘I Am’ has sent me to... Focus ↗

15 Then God (Elohim) said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘The Lord—the God (Elohim) of your fathers, t... Focus ↗

16 Go, and call all the elders of Israel to meet with you. Tell them, ‘The Lord, the God (Elohim) of yo... Focus ↗

17 I have decided to take you away from the misery you're having in Egypt and bring you to the land of... Focus ↗

18 “The elders of Israel will accept what you say. Then you must go with them to the king of Egypt and... Focus ↗

19 So I will use my power to inflict on Egypt all the terrifying things that I'm about to do to them. A... Focus ↗

20 I will make the Egyptians treat you well as a people, so when you go you won't leave empty-handed. Focus ↗

21 Every woman will ask her neighbor as well as any woman living in her house for silver and gold jewel... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Exodus
Chapter: Chapter 3 (21 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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