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Exodus 3:12

And he said to him: “I will be with you. And you will have this as a sign that I have sent you: When you will have brought my people out of Egypt, you will offer sacrifice to God upon this mountain.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

In The King James Version

And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

In Context

11And Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should lead the sons of Israel out of Egypt?”

13Moses said to God: “Behold, I will go to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ If they say to me, ‘What is his name?’ What shall I say to them?”

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Cross References

Genesis 15:8But he said, “Lord God, in what way may I be able to know that I will possess it?”

Genesis 31:3Most importantly, the Lord was saying to him, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your generation, and I will be with you.”

Exodus 4:12Go on, therefore, and I will be in your mouth. And I will teach you what you shall say.”

Exodus 8:27We will sojourn three days’ journey into the wilderness. And we will sacrifice to the Lord our God, just as he has instructed us.”

Leviticus 1:1Then the Lord called Moses and spoke to him from the tabernacle of the testimony, saying:

Deuteronomy 31:23And the Lord instructed Joshua, the son of Nun, and he said: “Be strong and valiant. For you shall lead the sons of Israel into the land which I have promised, and I will be with you.”

Matthew Henry on Exodus 3:12-16

Instructions Given to Moses. ( b. c. 1491.) 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? 12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall 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… Read the whole commentary →

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