¹Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro , his father-in-law , the priest of Midian , and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness , and came to God’s mountain , to Horeb .

²The LORD ’s angel appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the middle of a bush . He looked , and behold , the bush burnt with fire, and the bush was not consumed .[#3:2 When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name (Hebrew “”, usually pronounced Yahweh).]

³Moses said, “I will go now , and see this great sight , why the bush is not burnt .”

⁴When the LORD saw that he came over to see , God called to him out of the middle of the bush , and said , “Moses ! Moses !”

He said , “Here I am .”

⁵He said, “Don’t come close . Take off your sandals , for the place you are standing on is holy ground .”

⁶Moreover he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac , and the God of Jacob .”

Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.

⁷The LORD said , “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt , and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters , for I know their sorrows .

⁸I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians , and to bring them up out of that land to a good and large land , to a land flowing with milk and honey ; to the place of the Canaanite , the Hittite , the Amorite, the Perizzite , the Hivite , and the Jebusite .

⁹Now , behold , the cry of the children of Israel has come to me . Moreover I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them .

¹⁰Come now therefore , and I will send you to Pharaoh , that you may bring my people , the children of Israel , out of Egypt .”

¹¹Moses said to God , “Who am I , that I should go to Pharaoh , and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt ?”

¹²He said , “Certainly I will be with you . This will be the token to you , that I have sent you : when you have brought the people out of Egypt , you shall serve God on this mountain .”

¹³Moses said to God , “Behold , when I come to the children of Israel , and tell them , ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you ,’ and they ask me , ‘What is his name ?’ what should I tell them ?”

¹⁴God said to Moses , “I AM WHO I AM ,” and he said, “You shall tell the children of Israel this : ‘I AM has sent me to you .’”

¹⁵God said moreover to Moses , “You shall tell the children of Israel this , ‘The LORD , the 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 to all generations .[#3:15 or GOD in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh except when otherwise noted as being from the short form יה Yah.]

¹⁶Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and tell them , ‘The LORD , the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac , and of Jacob , has appeared to me , saying, “I have surely visited you , and seen that which is done to you in Egypt .

¹⁷I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanite , the Hittite , the Amorite, the Perizzite , the Hivite , and the Jebusite , to a land flowing with milk and honey .”’

¹⁸They will listen to your voice . You shall come , you and the elders of Israel , to the king of Egypt , and you shall tell him , ‘The LORD , the God of the Hebrews , has met with us . Now please let us go three days ’ journey into the wilderness , that we may sacrifice to the LORD , our God .’

¹⁹I know that the king of Egypt won’t give you permission to go , no , not by a mighty hand .

²⁰I will reach out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do amongst them , and after that he will let you go .

²¹I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians , and it will happen that when you go , you shall not go empty-handed .

²²But every woman shall ask of her neighbour , and of her who visits her house , jewels of silver , jewels of gold , and clothing . You shall put them on your sons , and on your daughters . You shall plunder the Egyptians .”