Berean Standard Bible
14God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
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Exodus 3:14
The Burning Bush
God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And he said, "This is what you shall say to the sons of Israel: I AM has sent me to you."
The Hebrew אֶהְיֶה (ehyeh) is the first-person singular imperfect of the verb "to be," meaning "I am" or "I will be." The name God gives himself — "I AM WHO I AM" — is deliberately left in its raw Hebrew form of self-existence and dynamic presence; the repetition is preserved exactly as the source demands. The verb שְׁלָחַנִי (shelachani, "has sent me") is cognate with the concept of being sent on a mission, anticipating the same sender/sent distinction that runs through the whole biblical narrative.
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King James Version
14And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
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God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
Berean Standard Bible
King James Version
Translation for Translators
T4T was designed as a tool for Bible translators, not as a devotional text. It makes implicit meaning explicit and flags figurative language with abbreviations. Gold [brackets] indicate translation notes. ◄Triangles► mark alternative renderings.Read more about how to read T4T →14
God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
God replied, “I AM who I AM.” And he said, “Tell the Israeli people that the one who is named ‘I AM’ has sent me to you.”
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶר name אָמַר ʼâmar a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude) answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command( אֱלֹהִים֙ God אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym plural of H433 (אֱלוֹהַּ); gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally אֶל about אֵל ʼêl (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, ־ מֹשֶׁ֔ה Moses מֹשֶׁה Môsheh from H4871 (מָשָׁה); drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver Moses. אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה beacon הָיָה hâyâh a primitive root (compare H1933 (הָוָא)); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) beacon, [idiom] altoge אֲשֶׁ֣ר as אֲשֶׁר ʼăsher a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order tha אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה beacon הָיָה hâyâh a primitive root (compare H1933 (הָוָא)); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) beacon, [idiom] altoge וַיֹּ֗אמֶר name אָמַר ʼâmar a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude) answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command( כֹּ֤ה also כֹּה kôh from the prefix k and H1931 (הוּא); properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now also, תֹאמַר֙ name אָמַר ʼâmar a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude) answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command( לִבְנֵ֣י man בֵּן bên from H1129 (בָּנָה); a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisrâʼêl from H8280 (שָׂרָה) and H410 (אֵל); he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity Israel. אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה beacon הָיָה hâyâh a primitive root (compare H1933 (הָוָא)); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) beacon, [idiom] altoge שְׁלָחַ֥נִי appoint שָׁלַח shâlach a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idio אֲלֵיכֶֽם about אֵל ʼêl (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, ׃
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