Exodus

Exodus 3:11–12

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

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.”g

Footnotes

  • g 3:12 Cited in Acts 7:7|ACT 7:7

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Exodus 3:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
Whoמִ֣יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
am Iאָנֹ֔כִי’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
thatכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I should goאֵלֵ֖ךְ’ê·lêḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH1980 go, come, walk
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar·‘ōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
andוְכִ֥יwə·ḵîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
bringאוֹצִ֛יא’ō·w·ṣîVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularH3318 go or come out
the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mim·miṣ·rā·yimPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Exodus 3:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will surelyכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
beאֶֽהְיֶ֣ה’eh·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with youעִמָּ֔ךְ‘im·māḵPreposition; second person masculine singularH5973 with
saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
and thisוְזֶה־wə·zeh-Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
will be the signהָא֔וֹתhā·’ō·wṯArticle; Noun - common singularH226 sign
to youלְּךָ֣lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
thatכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Iאָנֹכִ֖י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
have sent youשְׁלַחְתִּ֑יךָšə·laḥ·tî·ḵāVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH7971 send
When you have brought the peopleהָעָם֙hā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
outבְּהוֹצִֽיאֲךָ֤bə·hō·w·ṣî·’ă·ḵāPreposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmim·miṣ·ra·yimPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
all of you will worshipתַּֽעַבְדוּן֙ta·‘aḇ·ḏūnVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH5647 work, serve
Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
onעַ֖ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
thisהַזֶּֽה׃haz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
mountainהָהָ֥רhā·hārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country

Cross-references

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Exodus 3:11 1 Samuel 18:18 · Exodus 6:12 · 2 Corinthians 3:5 · Jeremiah 1:6 · 2 Corinthians 2:16 · 1 Kings 3:9 · 2 Samuel 7:18 · Exodus 4:10–13 · Isaiah 6:5–8 · 1 Kings 3:7 · Acts 7:23–25

Exodus 3:12 Joshua 1:5 · Romans 8:31 · Deuteronomy 31:23 · Isaiah 41:10 · Exodus 4:12 · Exodus 4:15 · Genesis 31:3 · Matthew 28:20 · Isaiah 43:2 · Acts 11:21 · Hebrews 13:5 · Exodus 4:1–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.