Exodus 3:10

“So now, go, and I will send you to Pharaoh, and bring out my people, the sons of Israel, from Egypt.””

Exodus 3:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Moses doubts himself; God says, “I will be with you”Purpose

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Exodus 3:10, word by word

goלְכָlecha

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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and I will send youאֶשְׁלָחֲeshlaach

send

To send someone or something.

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Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo

Pharaoh

Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.

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and bring outהוֹצֵאhotse

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

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the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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from Egyptמִּצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

9And now, look, the cry of the sons of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.

10 · This verse (above)

11Moses said to Elohim, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt?”

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