Exodus 3:16

King James Version (KJV)

Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

Translations

Exodus 3:16 - Amplified Bible

Go, gather the elders of Israel together [the mature teachers and tribal leaders], and say to them, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, I have surely visited you and seen that which is done to you in Egypt;

Exodus 3:16 - American Standard Version

Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

Exodus 3:16 - Bible in Basic English

Go and get together the chiefs of the children of Israel, and say to them, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by me, and has said, Truly I have taken up your cause, because of what is done to you in Egypt;

Exodus 3:16 - Darby Bible

Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, Jehovah the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, hath appeared to me, saying, I have indeed visited you, and [seen] that which is done unto you in Egypt;

Exodus 3:16 - English Standard Version

Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, "The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, "I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt,

Exodus 3:16 - King James Version

Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

Exodus 3:16 - La Biblia de las Americas

Ve y reùne a los ancianos de Israel, y diles: "El SEÑOR, el Dios de vuestros padres, el Dios de Abraham, de Isaac y de Jacob, se me ha aparecido, diciendo: 'Ciertamente os he visitado y he visto lo que se os ha hecho en Egipto.

Exodus 3:16 - The Message

"Now be on your way. Gather the leaders of Israel. Tell them, ’God, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, appeared to me, saying, "I’ve looked into what’s being done to you in Egypt, and I’ve determined to get you out of the affliction of Egypt and take you to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, a land brimming over with milk and honey."’

Exodus 3:16 - New American Standard Bible

~"Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, `The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, "I am indeed concerned about you and what has been done to you in Egypt.

Exodus 3:16 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"Ve y reùne a los ancianos de Israel, y diles: 'El SEÑOR, el Dios de sus padres, el Dios de Abraham, de Isaac y de Jacob, se me ha aparecido y dijo: "Ciertamente los he visitado y he visto lo que les han hecho en Egipto.

Exodus 3:16 - World English Bible

Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and tell them, `Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, "I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt;

Exodus 3:16 - Young's Living Translation

`Go, and thou hast gathered the elders of Israel, and hast said unto them: Jehovah, God of your fathers, hath appeareth unto me, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, I have certainly inspected you, and that which is done to you in Egypt;

Exodus 3:16 - Additional Comments

I can understand Moses' hesitation. When he left Egypt, it was as a criminal. He has been gone 40 years, so he is barely a memory now. He has to go back to convince the leaders of Israel that God spoke to him, and that he is to lead Israel out of Egypt. Think of how it would sound if someone came to either the leaders of Israel or Christianity today. Surely Moses had heard from God, but how would the leaders know that, and why would they trust him? Thus the need for the rod that turns into a serpent (4:3-4), the infecting of his hand with leprosy (4:6-7), and the turning of water into blood (4:9).. Moses performed these signs to the elders of Israel when he met with them (4:30).

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