Exodus

Chapter 3

Phonetic (Hebrew): umoshshe֗h haya֥h ro'e֛h 'et-tzo֛'n yiter֥o choten֖o kּohe֣n mideya֑n vayּineha֤g 'et-hatzּo'n֙ 'acha֣r hamּidebּa֔r vayּabo֛ 'el-ha֥r ha'elohi֖ym choreֽbah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)One day, while Moses was taking care of the sheep for his father-in-law Jethro (the priest of Midian), he led the flock to the far side of the desert. He eventually came to Horeb, which is known as the mountain of God.

וּמֹשֶׁ֗ה הָיָ֥ה רֹעֶ֛ה אֶת־צֹ֛אן יִתְר֥וֹ חֹתְנ֖וֹ כֹּהֵ֣ן מִדְיָ֑ן וַיִּנְהַ֤ג אֶת־הַצֹּאן֙ אַחַ֣ר הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר וַיָּבֹ֛א אֶל־הַ֥ר הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים חֹרֵֽבָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): va֠yּera male'a֨ke yehova֥h 'ela֛yv bּelabּat-'e֖shsh mitּ֣oke hasּene֑h vayּa֗re vehinּe֤h hasּeneh֙ bּo'e֣r bּa'e֔shsh vehasּene֖h 'eyne֥nּu 'ukּaֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)There, the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire coming out of a [1] (bush). Moses looked closely and noticed that even though the bush was burning with fire, it was not being destroyed.

וַ֠יֵּרָא מַלְאַ֨ךְ יְהֹוָ֥ה אֵלָ֛יו בְּלַבַּת־אֵ֖שׁ מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַסְּנֶ֑ה וַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֤ה הַסְּנֶה֙ בֹּעֵ֣ר בָּאֵ֔שׁ וְהַסְּנֶ֖ה אֵינֶ֥נּוּ אֻכָּֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer moshshe֔h 'asuֽrah-nּa֣ ve'ere'e֔h 'et-hamּare'e֥h hagּado֖l hazּe֑h madּ֖u'a lo'-yibe'a֥r hasּeneֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Moses thought to himself, "I must go over and see this amazing sight. I want to know why the bush isn't burning up."

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֔ה אָסֻֽרָה־נָּ֣א וְאֶרְאֶ֔ה אֶת־הַמַּרְאֶ֥ה הַגָּדֹ֖ל הַזֶּ֑ה מַדּ֖וּעַ לֹא־יִבְעַ֥ר הַסְּנֶֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥re yehva֖h kּi֣y sa֣r lire'֑ot vayּiqera'֩ 'ela֨yv 'elohi֜ym mitּ֣oke hasּene֗h vayּo֛'mer moshshe֥h moshshe֖h vayּo֥'mer hinּeֽniy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When the LORD saw that Moses was coming closer to look, God called out to him from the middle of the bush, "Moses! Moses!" And Moses answered, "Here I am."

וַיַּ֥רְא יְהוָ֖ה כִּ֣י סָ֣ר לִרְא֑וֹת וַיִּקְרָא֩ אֵלָ֨יו אֱלֹהִ֜ים מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַסְּנֶ֗ה וַיֹּ֛אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֥ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֖'mer 'al-tּiqera֣b halo֑m shshal-ne'ale֨yka֙ me'a֣l ragele֔yka kּi֣y hamּaq֗om 'ashshe֤r 'atּah֙ 'ome֣d 'ala֔yv 'ademat-qo֖deshsh hֽu'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)God said, "Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, because the ground you are standing on is holy ground."

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אַל־תִּקְרַ֣ב הֲלֹ֑ם שַׁל־נְעָלֶ֨יךָ֙ מֵעַ֣ל רַגְלֶ֔יךָ כִּ֣י הַמָּק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתָּה֙ עוֹמֵ֣ד עָלָ֔יו אַדְמַת־קֹ֖דֶשׁ הֽוּא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֗'mer 'anokiy֙ 'elohe֣y 'abi֔yka 'elohe֧y 'aberaha֛m 'elohe֥y yitzecha֖q ve'lohe֣y ya'aqo֑b vayּasetּe֤r moshsheh֙ pּana֔yv kּi֣y yare֔ mehabּi֖yt 'el-ha'elohiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then He said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Moses covered his face because he was afraid to look at God.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אָנֹכִי֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י אָבִ֔יךָ אֱלֹהֵ֧י אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִצְחָ֖ק וֵאלֹהֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֑ב וַיַּסְתֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ פָּנָ֔יו כִּ֣י יָרֵ֔א מֵהַבִּ֖יט אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer yehva֔h ra'o֥h ra'i֛ytiy 'et-'oni֥y 'amּi֖y 'ashshe֣r bּemitzera֑yim ve'et-tza'aqata֤m shshama֨'etּiy֙ mipּene֣y noֽgeshsa֔yv kּi֥y yada֖'etּiy 'et-make'obaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)the LORD said, "I have certainly seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their cruel slave drivers, and I am well aware of their suffering."

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה רָאֹ֥ה רָאִ֛יתִי אֶת־עֳנִ֥י עַמִּ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וְאֶת־צַעֲקָתָ֤ם שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י נֹֽגְשָׂ֔יו כִּ֥י יָדַ֖עְתִּי אֶת־מַכְאֹבָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ere֞d lehatzּiyl֣o ׀ miyּa֣d mitzera֗yim uֽleha'aloto֮ min-ha'a֣retz hahiv'֒ 'el-'e֤retz tobah֙ urechaba֔h 'el-'e֛retz zaba֥t chala֖b udeba֑shsh 'el-meq֤om haֽkּena'aniy֙ veha֣chitּi֔y vehaֽ'emoriy֙ vehapּerizּi֔y vehachiui֖y vehayebusiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to lead them out of that land into a good, large land. It is a land flowing with milk and honey, the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites."

וָאֵרֵ֞ד לְהַצִּיל֣וֹ ׀ מִיַּ֣ד מִצְרַ֗יִם וּֽלְהַעֲלֹתוֹ֮ מִן־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַהִוא֒ אֶל־אֶ֤רֶץ טוֹבָה֙ וּרְחָבָ֔ה אֶל־אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָ֑שׁ אֶל־מְק֤וֹם הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ וְהַ֣חִתִּ֔י וְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ וְהַפְּרִזִּ֔י וְהַחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֕h hinּe֛h tza'aqa֥t bּeney-yishsera'e֖l bּa֣'ah 'ela֑y vegam-ra'i֨ytiy֙ 'et-halּa֔chatz 'ashshe֥r mitzera֖yim lochatzi֥ym 'otaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"The cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen how terribly the Egyptians are oppressing them."

וְעַתָּ֕ה הִנֵּ֛ה צַעֲקַ֥ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּ֣אָה אֵלָ֑י וְגַם־רָאִ֨יתִי֙ אֶת־הַלַּ֔חַץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִצְרַ֖יִם לֹחֲצִ֥ים אֹתָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֣h leka֔h ve'eֽshshelachaka֖ 'el-pּare'o֑h vehotze֛ 'et-'amּi֥y beneֽy-yishsera'e֖l mimּitzeraֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"So now, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh so that you can lead my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt."

וְעַתָּ֣ה לְכָ֔ה וְאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֖ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֑ה וְהוֹצֵ֛א אֶת־עַמִּ֥י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer moshsheh֙ 'el-ha֣'elohi֔ym mi֣y 'ano֔kiy kּi֥y 'ele֖ke 'el-pּare'o֑h veki֥y 'otzi֛y 'et-bּene֥y yishsera'e֖l mimּitzeraֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But Moses said to God, "Who am I to go to Pharaoh and lead the Israelites out of Egypt?"

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים מִ֣י אָנֹ֔כִי כִּ֥י אֵלֵ֖ךְ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֑ה וְכִ֥י אוֹצִ֛יא אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer֙ kּiֽy-'eֽheye֣h 'imּa֔ke vezeh-lּeka֣ ha'֔ot kּi֥y 'anoki֖y shshelachetּi֑yka bּehotziֽy'aka֤ 'et-ha'am֙ mimּitzera֔yim tּaֽ'abedun֙ 'et-ha֣'elohi֔ym 'a֖l haha֥r hazּeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)God promised, "I will certainly be with you. This will be the proof that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will all worship Me on this very mountain."

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ כִּֽי־אֶֽהְיֶ֣ה עִמָּ֔ךְ וְזֶה־לְּךָ֣ הָא֔וֹת כִּ֥י אָנֹכִ֖י שְׁלַחְתִּ֑יךָ בְּהוֹצִֽיאֲךָ֤ אֶת־הָעָם֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם תַּֽעַבְדוּן֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים עַ֖ל הָהָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer moshshe֜h 'el-haֽ'elohi֗ym hinּe֨h 'anoki֣y ba'֮ 'el-bּene֣y yishsera'el֒ ve'amaretּi֣y lahe֔m 'elohe֥y 'aboteyke֖m shshelacha֣niy 'aleyke֑m ve'aֽmeru-li֣y mah-shshּem֔o ma֥h 'oma֖r 'aleheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Moses asked God, "Suppose I go to the Israelites and say, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is His name?' What should I tell them?"

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֗ים הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֣י בָא֮ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י לָהֶ֔ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם שְׁלָחַ֣נִי אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וְאָֽמְרוּ־לִ֣י מַה־שְּׁמ֔וֹ מָ֥ה אֹמַ֖ר אֲלֵהֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer 'elohiym֙ 'el-moshshe֔h 'eֽheye֖h 'ashshe֣r 'eֽheye֑h vayּo֗'mer kּo֤h to'mar֙ libene֣y yishsera'e֔l 'eֽheye֖h shshelacha֥niy 'aleykeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)God said to Moses, "[2] (I AM WHO I AM). Tell the Israelites this: 'I AM has sent me to you.'"

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כֹּ֤ה תֹאמַר֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֩ '֨od 'elohi֜ym 'el-moshshe֗h kּoֽh-to'mar֮ 'el-bּene֣y yishsera'el֒ yehva֞h 'elohe֣y 'aboteyke֗m 'elohe֨y 'aberaha֜m 'elohe֥y yitzecha֛q ve'lohe֥y ya'aqo֖b shshelacha֣niy 'aleyke֑m zeh-shshּemi֣y le'ola֔m veze֥h zikeri֖y ledo֥r dּoֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)God also said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites, 'the LORD, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.' This is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered for all generations."

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ ע֨וֹד אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה כֹּֽה־תֹאמַר֮ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם אֱלֹהֵ֨י אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִצְחָ֛ק וֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹ֖ב שְׁלָחַ֣נִי אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם זֶה־שְּׁמִ֣י לְעֹלָ֔ם וְזֶ֥ה זִכְרִ֖י לְדֹ֥ר דֹּֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): le֣ke ve'aֽsapetּa֞ 'et-ziqene֣y yishsera'e֗l ve'amaretּa֤ 'alehem֙ yehva֞h 'elohe֤y 'aboֽteykem֙ nire'a֣h 'ela֔y 'elohe֧y 'aberaha֛m yitzecha֥q veya'aqo֖b le'mo֑r pּaqo֤d pּaqa֨detּiy֙ 'eteke֔m ve'et-he'ashs֥uy lake֖m bּemitzeraֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Go now and gather the leaders of Israel together. Tell them, 'the LORD, the God of your ancestors, appeared to me and said: I have been watching over you and have seen what is being done to you in Egypt.'"

לֵ֣ךְ וְאָֽסַפְתָּ֞ אֶת־זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ אֲלֵהֶם֙ יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ נִרְאָ֣ה אֵלַ֔י אֱלֹהֵ֧י אַבְרָהָ֛ם יִצְחָ֥ק וְיַעֲקֹ֖ב לֵאמֹ֑ר פָּקֹ֤ד פָּקַ֨דְתִּי֙ אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְאֶת־הֶעָשׂ֥וּי לָכֶ֖ם בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): va'oma֗r 'a'ale֣h 'etekem֮ me'oni֣y mitzerayim֒ 'el-'e֤retz haֽkּena'aniy֙ veha֣chitּi֔y vehaֽ'emoriy֙ vehapּerizּi֔y vehachiui֖y vehayebusi֑y 'el-'e֛retz zaba֥t chala֖b udebaֽshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"And I have promised to rescue you from your suffering in Egypt and bring you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey."

וָאֹמַ֗ר אַעֲלֶ֣ה אֶתְכֶם֮ מֵעֳנִ֣י מִצְרַיִם֒ אֶל־אֶ֤רֶץ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ וְהַ֣חִתִּ֔י וְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ וְהַפְּרִזִּ֔י וְהַחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י אֶל־אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshame'֖u leqole֑ka uba'ta֡ 'atּah֩ veziqene֨y yishsera'e֜l 'el-me֣leke mitzera֗yim va'amaretּe֤m 'elayv֙ yehva֞h 'elohe֤y haֽ'iberiyּiym֙ niqera֣h 'ale֔ynu ve'atּa֗h neֽlakah-nּa֞ dּe֣reke shshelo֤shshet yamiym֙ bּamּidebּa֔r venizebּecha֖h laֽyhva֥h 'eloheֽynu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"The leaders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the leaders must go to the king of Egypt and say to him, 'the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now, please let us travel three days into the desert to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God.'"

וְשָׁמְע֖וּ לְקֹלֶ֑ךָ וּבָאתָ֡ אַתָּה֩ וְזִקְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֗יִם וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤ם אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָֽעִבְרִיִּים֙ נִקְרָ֣ה עָלֵ֔ינוּ וְעַתָּ֗ה נֵֽלֲכָה־נָּ֞א דֶּ֣רֶךְ שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת יָמִים֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר וְנִזְבְּחָ֖ה לַֽיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ani֣y yada֔'etּiy kּi֠y loֽ'-yitּe֥n 'eteke֛m me֥leke mitzera֖yim lahalo֑ke velo֖ bּeya֥d chazaqaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a powerful hand forces him to."

וַאֲנִ֣י יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֠י לֹֽא־יִתֵּ֥ן אֶתְכֶ֛ם מֶ֥לֶךְ מִצְרַ֖יִם לַהֲלֹ֑ךְ וְלֹ֖א בְּיָ֥ד חֲזָקָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshalachetּi֤y 'et-yadiy֙ vehikּeyti֣y 'et-mitzera֔yim bּekol֙ nipele'ota֔y 'ashshe֥r 'ֽe'eshse֖h bּeqirebּ֑o ve'acharey-ke֖n yeshshalּa֥ch 'etekeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"So I will reach out my hand and strike Egypt with all the miracles I will perform there. After that, he will let you go."

וְשָׁלַחְתִּ֤י אֶת־יָדִי֙ וְהִכֵּיתִ֣י אֶת־מִצְרַ֔יִם בְּכֹל֙ נִפְלְאֹתַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֖ן יְשַׁלַּ֥ח אֶתְכֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): venatatּi֛y 'et-che֥n haֽ'am-hazּe֖h bּe'eyne֣y mitzera֑yim vehayah֙ kּi֣y teֽlek֔un lo֥ telek֖u reyqaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"I will also ensure that the Egyptians look upon you with favour. When you finally leave, you will not go empty-handed."

וְנָתַתִּ֛י אֶת־חֵ֥ן הָֽעָם־הַזֶּ֖ה בְּעֵינֵ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם וְהָיָה֙ כִּ֣י תֵֽלֵכ֔וּן לֹ֥א תֵלְכ֖וּ רֵיקָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshsha'ala֨h 'ishshּa֤h mishshּekenetּahּ֙ umigּara֣t bּeyta֔hּ kּeley-ke֛sep ukele֥y zaha֖b ushsemalo֑t veshsametּe֗m 'al-bּeneykem֙ ve'al-bּeno֣teyke֔m venitzּaletּe֖m 'et-mitzeraֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Every woman will ask her neighbour and any woman living in her house for articles of silver and gold, and for fine clothes. You will put them on your sons and daughters, and in this way, you will take the wealth of the Egyptians with you."

וְשָׁאֲלָ֨ה אִשָּׁ֤ה מִשְּׁכֶנְתָּהּ֙ וּמִגָּרַ֣ת בֵּיתָ֔הּ כְּלֵי־כֶ֛סֶף וּכְלֵ֥י זָהָ֖ב וּשְׂמָלֹ֑ת וְשַׂמְתֶּ֗ם עַל־בְּנֵיכֶם֙ וְעַל־בְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וְנִצַּלְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־מִצְרָֽיִם׃