The New American Standard Bible
Book of Exodus
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Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:1 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:1 JFB -> Commentary on 3:1 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:1 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:1 TSK -> Commentary on 3:1 TSK -> Entry for 3:1 WEN -> Notes on 3:1 NTB -> Communion; Horeb; Jethro; Moses; Revelation; Rulers; Shepherd TTT -> Deserts; Midianites; Mountains; Sheep EBD -> Bush; Desert; Horeb; Moses SBD -> Desert; Moses 3:1 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] Now Moses was pasturing the flock of Jethro R50 his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the west F45 side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, R51 the mountain R52 of God.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:2 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:2 JFB -> Commentary on 3:2 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:2 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:2 SRN -> Study Notes on 3:2 TSK -> Commentary on 3:2 TSK -> Entry for 3:2 WEN -> Notes on 3:2 NTB -> Angel (Holy Trinity); Angel (a spirit); Burning Bush; Call; Fire; God; Israel; Miracles; Moses; Religion; Revelation; Vision TTT -> Egypt; Fire; Titles and Names of Christ; Visions EBD -> Bush; Captain; Flame of fire SBD -> Angels; Bush; Fire; Moses 3:2 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] The R53 angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a F46 bush; R54 and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:3 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:3 JFB -> Commentary on 3:3 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:3 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:3 TSK -> Commentary on 3:3 TSK -> Entry for 3:3 WEN -> Notes on 3:3 NTB -> Burning Bush; God (continued); Israel; Moses; Religion; Revelation TTT -> Egypt; Visions SBD -> Bush; Moses 3:3 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] So Moses said, "I must turn aside now and see this marvelous F48 sight, why the bush is not burned up."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:4 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:4 JFB -> Commentary on 3:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:4 TSK -> Commentary on 3:4 TSK -> Entry for 3:4 WEN -> Notes on 3:4 NTB -> Burning Bush; Call; Israel; Moses; Religion; Revelation TTT -> Egypt; Feast of Tabernacles, The EBD -> Divination SBD -> Bush; Moses UTM -> Devotional using 3:4 3:4 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] When the LORD saw that he turned aside to look, God R55 called to him from the midst of the bush and said, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:5 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:5 JFB -> Commentary on 3:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:5 TSK -> Commentary on 3:5 TSK -> Entry for 3:5 WEN -> Notes on 3:5 NTB -> Burning Bush; Fear Of God; God (continued); Israel; Moses; Quotations And Allusions; Religion; Revelation; Reverence; Shoe; Worship TTT -> Egypt; Feet, The; Garments; Shoes EBD -> Adore SBD -> Moses; Sandal 3:5 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] Then He said, "Do not come near here; remove R56 your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:6 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:6 JFB -> Commentary on 3:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:6 TSK -> Commentary on 3:6 TSK -> Entry for 3:6 WEN -> Notes on 3:6 NTB -> God (continued); Israel; Moses; Quotations And Allusions; Religion; Revelation; Worship TTT -> Egypt EBD -> Captain; Immortality; Quotations SBD -> Angels; Moses 3:6 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] He said also, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Then R57 Moses hid his face, for he was afraid R58 to look at God.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:7 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:7 JFB -> Commentary on 3:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:7 TSK -> Commentary on 3:7 TSK -> Entry for 3:7 WEN -> Notes on 3:7 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; God (continued); Israel; Moses; Prayer; Quotations And Allusions; Religion; Sorrow TTT -> Egypt; Wisdom of God, The SPG -> Devotional using 3:7 3:7 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] The LORD said, "I have surely seen R59 the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have given heed to their cry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:8 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:8 JFB -> Commentary on 3:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:8 TSK -> Commentary on 3:8 TSK -> Entry for 3:8 WEN -> Notes on 3:8 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Anthropomorphisms; God (continued); Hittites; Honey; Israel; Jebusites; Milk; Moses; Perizzites; Prayer; Quotations And Allusions; Religion; Sorrow TTT -> Amorites, The; Egypt; Hittites; Hivites; Holy Land; Honey; Milk EBD -> Canaanites; Honey; Jebusites; Kenizzite; Milk; Perizzites; Prophecy; Wine SBD -> Honey; Perizzite, The 3:8 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] "So I have come down to R60 deliver them from the power F49 of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good R61 and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the R62 Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:9 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:9 JFB -> Commentary on 3:9 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:9 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:9 TSK -> Commentary on 3:9 TSK -> Entry for 3:9 WEN -> Notes on 3:9 NTB -> God (continued); Israel; Moses; Oppression; Prayer; Quotations And Allusions; Religion; Rulers; Sorrow TTT -> Egypt; Jews, The 3:9 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] "Now, behold, the R63 cry of the sons of Israel has come to Me; furthermore, I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:10 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:10 JFB -> Commentary on 3:10 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:10 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:10 TSK -> Commentary on 3:10 TSK -> Entry for 3:10 WEN -> Notes on 3:10 NTB -> Call; Israel; Moses; Prayer; Quotations And Allusions; Religion; Sorrow TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Egypt; Theocracy, The, or Immediate Government by God 3:10 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] "Therefore, come now, and I will send you to Pharaoh, so R64 that you may bring My people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:11 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:11 JFB -> Commentary on 3:11 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:11 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:11 TSK -> Commentary on 3:11 TSK -> Entry for 3:11 WEN -> Notes on 3:11 NTB -> Doubting; Faith; Humility; Israel; Moses; Religion TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Humility; Missionary Work by Ministers 3:11 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] But Moses said to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?"
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:12 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:12 JFB -> Commentary on 3:12 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:12 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:12 TSK -> Commentary on 3:12 TSK -> Entry for 3:12 WEN -> Notes on 3:12 NTB -> Faith; God; Israel; Moses; Mountain; Religion; Token TTT -> Desert, Journey of Israel Through The; Mountains 3:12 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] And He said, "Certainly I R65 will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when R66 you have brought the people out of Egypt, you R67 shall worship F50 God at this mountain."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:13 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:13 JFB -> Commentary on 3:13 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:13 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:13 TSK -> Commentary on 3:13 TSK -> Entry for 3:13 WEN -> Notes on 3:13 NTB -> Israel; Moses; Religion 3:13 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] Then Moses said to God, "Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you.' Now they may say to me, 'What is His name?' What shall I say to them?"
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:14 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:14 JFB -> Commentary on 3:14 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:14 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:14 TSK -> Commentary on 3:14 TSK -> Entry for 3:14 WEN -> Notes on 3:14 NTB -> God (continued); I Am That I Am; Israel; Moses; Prophets; Religion; Revelation TTT -> Titles and Names of Christ EBD -> Jehovah SBD -> Angels; God 3:14 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I F51 AM"; and He said, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.' "
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:15 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:15 JFB -> Commentary on 3:15 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:15 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:15 TSK -> Commentary on 3:15 TSK -> Entry for 3:15 WEN -> Notes on 3:15 NTB -> God; Israel; Moses; Prophets; Religion 3:15 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] God, furthermore, said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.' This is My name forever, and this is My memorial-name R68 to F52 all generations.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:16 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:16 JFB -> Commentary on 3:16 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:16 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:16 TSK -> Commentary on 3:16 TSK -> Entry for 3:16 WEN -> Notes on 3:16 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Government; Israel; Moses; Religion EBD -> Congregation; Elder SBD -> Israel 3:16 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] "Go and gather R69 the elders of Israel together and say to them, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, "I am indeed concerned about you and what has been done to you in Egypt.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:17 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:17 JFB -> Commentary on 3:17 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:17 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:17 TSK -> Commentary on 3:17 TSK -> Entry for 3:17 WEN -> Notes on 3:17 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; God (continued); Israel; Jebusites; Milk; Moses; Religion TTT -> Amorites, The; Canaanites, The; Milk EBD -> Canaanites; Jebusites; Perizzites; Prophecy; Wine SBD -> Perizzite, The 3:17 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] "So I R70 said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the R71 Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, to a land flowing R72 with milk and honey.'"
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:18 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:18 JFB -> Commentary on 3:18 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:18 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:18 TSK -> Commentary on 3:18 TSK -> Entry for 3:18 WEN -> Notes on 3:18 NTB -> Day; Government; Israel; Moses; Religion TTT -> Missionary Work by Ministers EBD -> Day's journey; Jew SBD -> Weights and Measures 3:18 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] "They will pay F53 heed to what you say; and you R73 with the elders of Israel will come to the king of Egypt and you will say to him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now, please, let us go a three R74 days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.'
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:19 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:19 JFB -> Commentary on 3:19 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:19 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:19 TSK -> Commentary on 3:19 TSK -> Entry for 3:19 WEN -> Notes on 3:19 NTB -> God (continued); Israel; Miracles; Moses; Religion 3:19 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] "But I know that the king of Egypt will R75 not permit you to go, except R76 under F54 compulsion.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:20 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:20 JFB -> Commentary on 3:20 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:20 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:20 TSK -> Commentary on 3:20 TSK -> Entry for 3:20 WEN -> Notes on 3:20 NTB -> God (continued); Israel; Moses; Religion 3:20 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] "So I will stretch out My R77 hand and strike Egypt with all My miracles R78 which I shall do in the midst of it; and after R79 that he will let you go.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:21 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:21 JFB -> Commentary on 3:21 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:21 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:21 TSK -> Commentary on 3:21 TSK -> Entry for 3:21 WEN -> Notes on 3:21 NTB -> Israel; Moses; Religion 3:21 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] "I will grant this people favor R80 in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be that when you go, you will not go empty-handed.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 3:22 GSB -> Study Notes on 3:22 JFB -> Commentary on 3:22 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:22 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:22 SRN -> Study Notes on 3:22 TSK -> Commentary on 3:22 TSK -> Entry for 3:22 WEN -> Notes on 3:22 NTB -> Borrowing; Gold; Israel; Jewels; Moses; Religion TTT -> Silver EBD -> Borrow; Goshen SBD -> Ornaments, Personal 3:22 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] "But every woman shall R81 ask of her neighbor and the woman who lives in her house, articles of silver and articles of gold, and clothing; and you will put them on your sons and daughters. Thus you will plunder R82 the Egyptians."
FOOTNOTES: F45: Or rear part F46: Lit the F48: Lit great F49: Lit hand F50: Or serve F51: Related to the name of God, YHWH, rendered L\ORD/, which is derived from the verb HAYAH, to be F52: Lit to generation of generation F53: Lit Visiting I have visited F54: Lit hear your voice
CROSS REFERENCES: R50: Genesis 15:13; 22:16-18; 26:2-5; 28:13-15; Psalms 105:8,42 R51: Exodus 3:7; 4:31; Acts 7:34 R52: Exodus 2:18; 4:18; 18:12; Numbers 10:29 R53: Exodus 3:12; 17:6; 33:6; 1 Kings 19:8 R54: Exodus 4:27; 18:5; 24:13 R55: Genesis 16:7-11; 21:17; 22:11,15; Exodus 3:4-11,16; Judges 13:13-21; Acts 7:30 R56: Deuteronomy 33:16; Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37; Acts 7:30 R57: Acts 7:31 R58: Exodus 4:5 R59: Joshua 5:15; Acts 7:33 R60: Genesis 28:13; Exodus 3:16; 4:5; Matthew 22:32; Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37 R61: Acts 7:32 R62: Judges 13:22; Revelation 1:17 R63: Exodus 2:25; Nehemiah 9:9; Psalms 106:44; Isaiah 63:9; Acts 7:34 R64: Genesis 15:13-16; 46:4; 50:24,25; Exodus 6:6-8; 12:51 R65: Exodus 3:17; 13:5; Numbers 13:27; Deuteronomy 1:25; 8:7-9; Jeremiah 11:5; Ezekiel 20:6 R66: Genesis 15:19-21; Joshua 24:11 R67: Exodus 2:23 R68: Genesis 15:13,14; Exodus 12:40,41; Micah 6:4; Acts 7:6,7 R69: Exodus 4:10; 6:12; 1 Samuel 18:18 R70: Genesis 31:3; Exodus 4:12,15; 33:14-16; Deuteronomy 31:23; Joshua 1:5; Isaiah 43:2 R71: Exodus 19:1 R72: Exodus 19:2,3; Acts 7:7 R73: Exodus 6:3; John 8:24,28,58; Hebrews 13:8; Revelation 1:8; 4:8 R74: Exodus 3:6,13 R75: Psalms 30:4; 97:12; 102:12; 135:13; Hosea 12:5 R76: Exodus 4:29 R77: Genesis 28:13; 48:15; Exodus 3:2,6; 4:5 R78: Exodus 4:31; Psalms 33:18 R79: Genesis 15:13-21; 46:4; 50:24,25 R80: Joshua 24:11 R81: Exodus 3:8 R82: Exodus 4:31

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