(KJV) Exodus 3¹

⥃Moses at the Burning Bush ^{[ Acts 7:30–38 ]}

[1] Now Moses kept² the flock of Jethro his father³ in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain⁴ of God, [even] to Horeb⁵.⁶ [2] And the angel⁷ of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned⁸ with fire, and the bush [was] not consumed. [3] And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.⁹ [4] And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him¹⁰ out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses¹¹, Moses. And he said, Here [am] I. [5] And he said, Draw not¹² nigh hither: put off¹³ thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest [is] holy ground. [6] Moreover he said, I [am¹⁴] the God of thy father¹⁵, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid¹⁶ his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

[7] And the Lord said, I have¹⁷ surely seen the affliction of my people which [are] in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason¹⁸ of their taskmasters; for I know¹⁹ their sorrows; [8] And I am²⁰ come down to deliver²¹ them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good²² land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites²³, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. [9] Now therefore, behold, the cry²⁴ of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have²⁵ also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. [10] Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.²⁶

[11] And Moses said unto God, Who [am] I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?²⁷ [12] And he said, Certainly²⁸ I will be with thee; and this [shall be] a token²⁹ unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall³⁰ serve God upon this mountain. [13] 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 name³¹? what shall I say unto them? [14] And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath³² sent me unto you. [15] And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord³³ God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this [is] my name for ever³⁴, and this [is] my memorial³⁵ unto all generations. [16] Go, and gather the elders³⁶ 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 visited³⁷ you, and [seen] that which is done to you in Egypt: [17] And I have said, I will bring³⁸ you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land³⁹ of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. [18] And they⁴⁰ shall hearken to thy voice: and thou⁴¹ shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The Lord⁴² God of the Hebrews hath met⁴³ with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’⁴⁴ journey into the wilderness, that we may⁴⁵ sacrifice to the Lord our God.

[19] [¶]And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not⁴⁶ let you go, no, not by a mighty hand⁴⁷. [20] And I will stretch⁴⁸ out my hand, and smite⁴⁹ Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that⁵⁰ he will let you go.⁵¹ [21] And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:⁵² [22] But⁵³ every woman shall borrow⁵⁴ of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put [them] upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil⁵⁵ the Egyptians⁵⁶.