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And Moses tended 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 -- to Horeb.
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And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a thorn -bush : and he looked, and behold, the thorn -bush burned with fire , and the thorn -bush was not being consumed .
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And Moses said , Let me now turn aside and see this great sight , why the thorn-bush is not burnt.
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And Jehovah saw that he turned aside to see , and God called to him out of the midst of the thorn-bush and said , Moses , Moses ! And he said , Here am I.
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And he said , Draw not nigh hither: loose thy sandals from off thy feet , for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
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And 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 at God .
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And Jehovah said , I have seen assuredly the affliction of my people who are in Egypt , and their cry have I heard on account of their taskmasters ; for I know their sorrows.
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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 and spacious land , 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 .
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And now behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me; and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.
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And now come, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh , that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt .
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And Moses said to God , Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh , and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt ?
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And he said , For I will be with thee; and this shall be the sign to thee that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt , ye shall serve God upon this mountain .
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And Moses said to 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 , What is his name ? what shall I say unto them?
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And God said to 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.
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And God said moreover to Moses , Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel : Jehovah , the 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 .
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Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, Jehovah the God of your fathers , the God of Abraham , Isaac , and Jacob , hath appeared to me, saying, I have indeed visited you, and [seen ] that which is done unto you in Egypt ;
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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 .
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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, Jehovah , the God of the Hebrews , hath met with us ; and now, let us go , we pray thee, three days ' journey into the wilderness , that we may sacrifice to Jehovah our God .
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But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go , no, not by a powerful hand .
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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 .
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And I will give this people favour in the eyes of the Egyptians , and it shall come to pass, when ye go out, that ye shall not go out empty;
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but every woman shall ask of her neighbour , and of her that is the inmate of her house , utensils of silver , and utensils of gold , and clothing ; and ye shall put [them] on your sons and on your daughters , and shall spoil the Egyptians .