Now Moseskept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
And the angel of the LORDappearedunto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bushburnedwithfire, and the bush was not consumed.
Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to lookupon God.
And the LORDsaid, I havesurelyseen the affliction of my peoplewhich are in Egypt, and haveheardtheir cry by reason of theirtaskmasters; for I knowtheirsorrows;
And I am comedown to deliverthem out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bringthem up out of thatlandunto a goodland and a large, unto a landflowingwithmilk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
And he said, Certainly I will be withthee; and thisshall be a tokenuntothee, that I havesentthee: Whenthouhastbroughtforth the people out of Egypt, ye shallserve God uponthismountain.
And Mosessaidunto God, Behold, when I comeunto the children of Israel, and shall say untothem, The God of yourfathershathsent me unto you; and theyshall say to me, What is his name? whatshall I say untothem?
And God saidmoreoveruntoMoses, Thusshaltthou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of yourfathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hathsent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorialunto all generations.
Go, and gather the elders of Israeltogether, and say untothem, The LORD God of yourfathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appearedunto me, saying, I havesurelyvisited you, and seenthatwhich is done to you in Egypt:
And I havesaid, I willbring you up out of the affliction of Egyptunto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a landflowingwithmilk and honey.
And theyshallhearken to thy voice: and thoushaltcome, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrewshath met with us: and now let us go, we beseechthee, threedays’journeyinto the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.
But everywomanshallborrow of her neighbour, and of her thatsojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put themuponyoursons, and uponyourdaughters; and ye shallspoil the Egyptians.