Exodus
Exodus 3:14–15
14God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.h This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
15God 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.
Footnotes
- h 3:14 Or I WILL BE WHAT I WILL BE
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Exodus 3:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| God | אֱלֹהִים֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| I AM | אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה | ’eh·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| WHO | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I AM | אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה | ’eh·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| This is what | כֹּ֤ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| you are to say | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to the Israelites | לִבְנֵ֣י | liḇ·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| I AM | אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה | ’eh·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| has sent me | שְׁלָחַ֥נִי | šə·lā·ḥa·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7971 send |
| to you | אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ | ’ă·lê·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
Exodus 3:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| God | אֱלֹהִ֜ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| also | ע֨וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| told | וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֗ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| Say | תֹאמַר֮ | ṯō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| The LORD | יְהוָ֞ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of your fathers | אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם | ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1 father |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֨י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֜ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Isaac | יִצְחָ֛ק | yiṣ·ḥāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3327 Isaac |
| and the God | וֵאלֹהֵ֥י | wê·lō·hê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֖ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| has sent me | שְׁלָחַ֣נִי | šə·lā·ḥa·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7971 send |
| to you | אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם | ’ă·lê·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| This | זֶה־ | zeh- | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| is My name | שְּׁמִ֣י | šə·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
| forever | לְעֹלָ֔ם | lə·‘ō·lām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| and this | וְזֶ֥ה | wə·zeh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| is how I am to be remembered | זִכְרִ֖י | ziḵ·rî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2143 remembrance, memorial |
| in every generation | לְדֹ֥ר | lə·ḏōr | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 3:14 John 8:58 · Hebrews 13:8 · Revelation 1:8 · Psalm 90:2 · Isaiah 44:6 · Revelation 1:4 · Exodus 6:3 · Revelation 1:17 · Revelation 4:8 · Psalm 68:4 · 2 Corinthians 1:20 · Matthew 28:20
Exodus 3:15 Genesis 17:7–8 · Hebrews 13:8 · Hosea 12:5 · Malachi 3:6 · Exodus 3:6 · Micah 4:5 · Isaiah 9:6 · Psalm 102:12 · Psalm 135:13 · Acts 7:32 · Exodus 4:5 · Deuteronomy 1:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.