Exodus 3:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 3:11

9 Now therefore, behold, ^athe cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the ^boppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.

10 ^aCome now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”

11 But Moses said to God, ^a“Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”

12 So He said, ^a“I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a ^bsign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”

13 Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?”

14 And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ^a‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”

15 Moreover God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is ^aMy name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.’

Verse Comparison: Exodus 3:11

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American Standard Version
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?

Amplified® Bible
And Moses said to God, Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?

Contemporary English Version
But Moses said, "Who am I to go to the king and lead your people out of Egypt?"

Darby English Version
And Moses said to God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

Good News Bible
But Moses said to God, "I am nobody. How can I go to the king and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?"

King James Version
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?

New American Standard Bible
But Moses said to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?"

New International Version
But Moses said to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?"

New King James Version
But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?"

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But Moses said to God, " Who do you consider me, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?"

Revised Standard Version
But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?"

Young's Literal Translation
And Moses saith unto God, `Who `am' I, that I go unto Pharaoh, and that I bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt?'

New English Translation
Moses said¹ to God,² “Who am I, that I should go³ to Pharaoh, or that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

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