And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
KJV
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4 additional translationsASV
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.
WEB
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward.
YLT
And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `What? thou criest unto Me--speak unto the sons of Israel, and they journey;
DBT
And Jehovah said to Moses, Why dost thou cry unto me? Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentExodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
- Author
- Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
- Date
- 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus