Torah
Shemot3
Exodus · Chapter 3
Now Mosheh kept the flock of Jethro his father in torah, the kohen of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of Elohim,
even to Horeb.
And the mal'akh of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) 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.
And Mosheh said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
And when 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) saw that he turned aside to see, Elohim called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Mosheh, Mosheh. And he said, Here
am I.
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
Moreover he said, I
am the Elohim of thy father, the Elohim of Avraham, the Elohim of Yitschaq, and the Elohim of Ya'aqov. And Mosheh hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon Elohim.
And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which
are in Mitsrayim, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
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.
Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Yisra'el is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.
Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Yisra'el out of Mitsrayim.
And Mosheh said unto Elohim, Who
am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Yisra'el out of Mitsrayim?
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 Mitsrayim, ye shall serve Elohim upon this mountain.
And Mosheh said unto Elohim, Behold,
when I come unto the children of Yisra'el, and shall say unto them, The Elohim of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
And Elohim said unto Mosheh, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Yisra'el, I AM hath sent me unto you.
And Elohim said moreover unto Mosheh, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Yisra'el, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Avraham, the Elohim of Yitschaq, and the Elohim of Ya'aqov, hath sent me unto you: this
is my name for ever, and this
is my memorial unto all generations.
Go, and gather the elders of Yisra'el together, and say unto them, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Avraham, of Yitschaq, and of Ya'aqov, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and
seen that which is done to you in Mitsrayim:
And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Mitsrayim 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.
And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Yisra'el, unto the king of Mitsrayim, and ye shall say unto him, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) Elohim 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 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) our Elohim.
And I am sure that the king of Mitsrayim will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.
And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Mitsrayim with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
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:
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.