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And it came to pass that Moses kept the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, Reuela —the priest of Midian;
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And he led the flock to the back side of the desert and came to the Mount of Ha’Elohima.
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And there did the angel of YHVHa appear unto him, in a flame of fire within the very center of the bush.
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And Moses looked; and behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed;
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And Moses said: I will now turn aside and see this marvelous sight—why is this bush not consumed?
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And when YHVHa saw that Moses turned aside to see, Elohimb called unto him out of the midst of the bush and said: Moses, Moses!
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And Moses said: Here am I.
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And Moses heard the Voicea from the bush, saying: Draw not nigh hither; but put off thy shoes from off thy feet; for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
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And the Voice continued, saying: I am the Elohim of thy father, the Elohim of Abraham, and the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob.
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And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon Ha’Elohima.
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¶ And YHVH said: I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their afflictions;
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And I am come down to deliver them from out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land unto a good and plenteous land,
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Yea, 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.
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Now, therefore, behold, the cry of my child, Israel is come unto me; and I have also seen how severely the Egyptians do squeeze them.
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Go now, therefore; for I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people, my children, Israel, out of Egypt.
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¶ And then Moses said unto Ha’Elohim: Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh and that I should bring forth thy children, Israel, out of Egypt?
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And the Voice said: Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a tokena unto thee that I have sent thee:
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When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve Ha’Elohim upon this mountain.
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And Moses said unto Ha’Elohim: Behold, when I come unto thy children, Israel, and shall say unto them: The Elohim of your fathers hath sent me unto you, and they shall say to me: By what name? what shall I say unto them?
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And Ha’Elohim said unto Moses: Ahyeh Asher Ahyeha (I AM THAT I AM);
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¶ And the Voice said: Thus shalt thou say unto Israel: The Creatora hath sent me unto you.
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And Elohim said unto Moses moreover: Thus shalt thou say unto my children, Israel: YHVH, the Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob, hath sent me unto you;
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And this is my name: Everlastinga, and by this name shall I be known and remembered unto all generations.
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¶ Go, and gather the men of the Elders of Israel together, and say unto them: YHVH the Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying: I have surely visited you and seen that which is done to you in Egypt;
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And I have said I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt 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.
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And they shall hearken to thy voice; and thou shalt come, thou and the men of the Elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt;
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And ye shall say unto him: YHVH, the Elohim of the Hebrews, hath met with us; and now let us go, we beseech thee, and journey three days' into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to YHVH, our Elohim.
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And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless he is compelled by a mighty hand;
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Therefore, is shall give unto thee my sworda, that I will stretch out my hand and smite Egypt with the many wonders which I will do in the midst thereof;
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And after that Pharaoh will let you go, and I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians.
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And it shall come to pass that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty; but every woman shall ask of her neighbor and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment;
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And ye shall put them upon your sons and upon your daughters; and ye shall plunder the Egyptians.