Exodus 3:13

Moses said to God, Lo! I shall go to the sons of Israel, and I shall say to them, [The] God of your fathers sent me to you; (and) if they shall say to me, What is his name, what shall I say to them?

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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 name? what shall I say unto them?

In Context

12And the Lord said to Moses, I shall be with thee, and thou shalt have this sign, that I have sent thee; when thou hast led out my people from Egypt, thou shalt offer to God on this hill, (or when thou hast led my people out of Egypt, thou shalt worship God here on this mountain).

14The Lord said to Moses, I am that I am. (And) The Lord said, Thus thou shalt say to the sons of Israel, He that is, sent me to you.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:29Jacob asked him, Say thou to me by what name thou art called? He answered, Why askest thou my name, which is wonderful? And he blessed Jacob in the same place. (And Jacob said to him, Tell thou to me by what name thou art called. And he answered, Why askest thou my name? And then he blessed Jacob there.)

Exodus 15:3The Lord is a man-fighter, his name is Almighty; (The Lord is a fighter, and his name is The Almighty;)

Judges 13:17And Manoah said to him, What name is to thee, that if thy word be fulfilled, we (can) honour thee?

Isaiah 7:14For this thing the Lord himself shall give a sign to you. Lo! a virgin shall conceive, and shall bear a son; and his name shall be called Immanuel. [For that he the Lord shall give to you a token. Behold! a maid (en) shall conceive, and bare a son; and thou shalt call his name Immanuel.]

Isaiah 52:6For this thing my people shall know my name in that day, for lo! I myself that spake, am present. (For this thing my people shall know my name on that day, for behold! I am he who spoke, and I am present.)

Matthew 1:21And she shall bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall make his people safe from their sins (or for he shall save his people from their sins).

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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