Exodus 3:7-22

New King James Version

⁷And the Lord said: ^(A)“I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry ^(B)because of their taskmasters, ^(C)for I know their ^[a]sorrows. ⁸So ^(D)I have come down to ^(E)deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land ^(F)to a good and large land, to a land ^(G)flowing with milk and honey, to the place of ^(H)the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites. ⁹Now therefore, behold, ^(I)the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the ^(J)oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. ¹⁰^(K)Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”

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

¹²So He said, ^(M)“I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a ^(N)sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”

¹³Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?”

¹⁴And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ^(O)‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” ¹⁵Moreover God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is ^(P)My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.’ ¹⁶Go and ^(Q)gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, ^(R)“I have surely visited you and seen what is done to you in Egypt; ¹⁷and I have said ^(S)I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’ ¹⁸Then ^(T)they will heed your voice; and ^(U)you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt; and you shall say to him, ‘The Lord God of the Hebrews has ^(V)met with us; and now, please, let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.’ ¹⁹But I am sure that the king of Egypt ^(W)will not let you go, no, not even by a mighty hand. ²⁰So I will ^(X)stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with ^(Y)all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and ^(Z)after that he will let you go. ²¹And ^(AA)I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be, when you go, that you shall not go empty-handed. ²²^(AB)But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, namely, of her who dwells near her house, ^(AC)articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing; and you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So ^(AD)you shall plunder the Egyptians.”