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Exodus 3:14

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12 “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?”

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.’”

15 God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘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 how I am to be remembered in every generation.

16 Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.’”
KJV
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
WEB
God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM,” and he said, “You shall tell the children of Israel this: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
ASV
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
DARBY
And God said to Moses, I AM THAT I AM. And he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: I AM hath sent me unto you.
BLB
And God said to Moses, “Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘Ehyeh has sent me to you⁺.’”
ÅB
Og Gud sa til Moses: Jeg er den jeg er ; og han sa: Så skal du si til Israels barn: "Jeg er" har sendt meg til dere.
OTB
Gud sa til Moses: «JEG ER DEN JEG ER. Dette skal du si til israelittene: ‘JEG ER har sendt meg til dere.’»
B1930
Og Gud sa til Moses: Jeg er den jeg er ; og han sa: Så skal du si til Israels barn: "Jeg er" har sendt mig til eder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • John 8:58

    “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”

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  • Hebrews 13:8

    Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

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  • Revelation 1:8

    “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.

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  • Psalms 90:2

    Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

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  • Isaiah 44:6

    Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.

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  • Exodus 6:3

    I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.

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  • Revelation 1:4

    John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne,

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  • Revelation 1:17

    When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

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