¶ Now Moses kept¹ the flock of Jethro his father² in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain³ of God, even to Horeb⁴.

And the angel⁵ of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned⁶ with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

⁷And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him⁸ out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses⁹, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

And he said, Draw not¹⁰ nigh hither: put off¹¹ thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

Moreover he said, I am¹² the God of thy father¹³, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid¹⁴ his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

¶ And the LORD said, I have¹⁵ surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason¹⁶ of their taskmasters; for I know¹⁷ their sorrows;

And I am¹⁸ come down to deliver¹⁹ them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good²⁰ land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites²¹, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Now therefore, behold, the cry²² of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have²³ also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

¶²⁴Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

¶²⁵And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

And he said, Certainly²⁶ I will be with thee; and this shall be a token²⁷ unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall²⁸ serve God upon this mountain.

And Moses said unto 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 to me, What is his name²⁹? what shall I say unto them?

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath³⁰ sent me unto you.

And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD³¹ 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 ever³², and this is my memorial³³ unto all generations.

¶ Go, and gather the elders³⁴ of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited³⁵ you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

And I have said, I will bring³⁶ you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land³⁷ 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 they³⁸ shall hearken to thy voice: and thou³⁹ shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD⁴⁰ God of the Hebrews hath met⁴¹ with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days⁴²' journey into the wilderness, that we may⁴³ sacrifice to the LORD our God.

And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not⁴⁴ let you go, no, not by a mighty hand⁴⁵.

¶ And I will stretch⁴⁶ out my hand, and smite⁴⁷ Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that⁴⁸ he will let you go.

⁴⁹And 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:

But⁵⁰ every woman shall borrow⁵¹ 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 spoil⁵² the Egyptians⁵³.