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Exodus 3:16
New Catholic Bible
Exodus 3:16
New Catholic Bible
16 Moses Is Invested with His Mission.[a]“Go, gather the elders of Israel and tell them, ‘The Lord, the God of your ancestors, has appeared to me,[b] the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, saying, “I have seen you and what is done to you in Egypt.
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- Exodus 3:16 Moses, entrusted with his mission, is to announce that God is preparing to have his people leave Egypt despite Pharaoh’s refusal to let them go.
- Exodus 3:16 Appeared to me: to the Israelites this means that Moses has received special recognition from the Lord and his words are to be heeded. Elders: a title given to those who traditionally spoke for the children of Israel.
