Exodus 3:13
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?”
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ASV
And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? What shall I say unto them?
KJV
And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
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Commentary
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23 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| מֹשֶׁ֜ה | mo.Sheh | Moses | H4872 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הָֽאֱלֹהִ֗ים | ha.'E.lo.Him | <the> God | H430 → |
| הִנֵּ֨ה | hi.Neh | here! | H2009 → |
| אָנֹכִ֣י | 'a.no.Khi | I | H595 → |
| בָא֮ | va' | [am] about to go | H935 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| בְּנֵ֣י | be.Nei | [the] people of | H1121 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י | ve.'a.mar.Ti | and I will say | H559 → |
| לָהֶ֔ם | la.Hem | to <the> them | |
| אֱלֹהֵ֥י | 'e.lo.Hei | [the] God of | H430 → |
| אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם | 'a.vo.tei.Khem | ancestors your | H1 → |
| שְׁלָחַ֣נִי | she.la.Cha.ni | he has sent me | H7971 → |
| אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם | 'a.lei.Khem | to you | H413 → |
| וְאָֽמְרוּ־ | ve.'a.me.ru- | and they will say | H559 → |
| לִ֣י | li | to <the> me | |
| מַה־ | mah- | what? | H4100 → |
| שְּׁמ֔וֹ | she.Mo | [is] name his | H8034 → |
| מָ֥ה | mah | what? | H4100 → |
| אֹמַ֖ר | 'o.Mar | will I say | H559 → |
| אֲלֵהֶֽם׃ | 'a.le.Hem | to them | H413 → |
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