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Exodus 3

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 3 of 40

1 And Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock behind the wilderness and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.

2 And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to him in a flame of fire from the middle of a thorn-bush. And he looked, and behold, the thorn-bush was burning with fire, and the thorn-bush was not burned up!

3 And Moses said, I will turn aside now and see this great sight, why the thorn-bush is not burned up.

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Chapter Summary

1 Moses tending Jethro's flock. 2 God appears to him in a burning bush. 9 He sends him to deliver Israel. 14 The name of God. 15 His message to Israel.

Key Hebrew Words

יַעֲקֹ֑ב Jacob H3290 · TWOT 1676f
מִצְרַיִם֒ Egypt H4714 · TWOT 1235
עֳנִ֥י affliction H6040 · TWOT 1652e
כֹּהֵ֣ן priest H3548 · TWOT 959a
קֹ֖דֶשׁ apartness H6944 · TWOT 1990a

Cross-References

People & Context

The Burning Bush

While tending Jethro's flock at Mount Horeb, the Angel of Jehovah appears to Moses in a burning bush that is not consumed. God reveals Himself as the …

Moses Commissioned

God commissions Moses to go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt to a land flowing with milk and honey. God reveals His name as 'I AM THAT…

Timeline

The Burning Bush

While tending Jethro's flock at Mount Horeb, the Angel of Jehovah appears to Moses in a burning bush that is not consumed. God reveals Himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Exodus 3:1-6
Moses Commissioned

God commissions Moses to go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt to a land flowing with milk and honey. God reveals His name as 'I AM THAT I AM.'

Exodus 3:7-15

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