Exodus 3:12

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¹⁰ Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.”

¹¹ But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

“I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”

¹³ Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ What should I tell them?”

¹⁴ God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: “I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”
KJV: And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
WEB: He said, “Certainly I will be with you. This will be the token to you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”
ASV: And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be the token unto thee, that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
DARBY: And he said, For I will be with thee; and this shall be the sign to thee that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
BLB: And He said, “Surely I will be with you, and this [is] the sign to you that I have sent you: When you bring the people out of Egypt, you⁺ shall serve God on this mountain.”

ÅB: Og han sa: Sannelig, jeg vil være med deg, og dette skal være deg et tegn på at jeg har sendt deg: Når du har ført folket ut av Egypt, da skal dere holde gudstjeneste på dette fjell.
OTB: Og Gud sa: «Sannelig, jeg vil være med deg. Og dette skal være tegnet for deg på at det er jeg som har sendt deg: Når du har ført folket ut av Egypt, skal dere tjene Gud på dette fjellet.»
B1930: Og han sa: Sannelig, jeg vil være med dig, og dette skal være dig et tegn på at jeg har sendt dig: Når du har ført folket ut av Egypten, da skal I holde gudstjeneste på dette fjell.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Joshua 1:5
No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
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Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
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Deuteronomy 31:23
Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to give them, and I will be with you.”
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Genesis 31:3
Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”
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Exodus 4:15
You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do.
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Exodus 4:12
Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”
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Matthew 28:20
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
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