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MosesמֹשֶׁהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלElohim,הָאֱלֹהִים“Whoמִיam IאָנֹכִיthatכִּיI should goאֵלֵךְtoאֶלPharaohפַּרְעֹהand thatוְכִיI should bring outאוֹצִיאthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלfrom Egypt?”מִמִּצְרָיִם
Exodus 3:11
Study it in the app“Moses said to Elohim, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt?””
Moses doubts himself; God says, “I will be with you”Purpose
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 3:11, word by word
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- I should goאֵלֵךְelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “elech” appears- Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- I should bring outאוֹצִיאotsi
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “otsi” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- from Egyptמִּצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears
Places in this verse
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).
The context
10So now, go, and I will send you to Pharaoh, and bring out my people, the sons of Israel, from Egypt.”
11 · This verse (above)
12He said, “But I will be with you, and this will be the sign for you that I have sent you: when you have brought out the people from Egypt, you will serve Elohim on this mountain.”