Study it in the app“Moses said to Elohim, “Look, if I come to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘The Elohim of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?””
At the bush, Moses asks God's name and hears "I will be who I will be"Who God Is
MosesמֹשֶׁהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלElohim,הָאֱלֹהִים“Look,הִנֵּהif Iאָנֹכִיcomeבָאtoאֶלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand sayוְאָמַרְתִּיto them,לָהֶם‘The Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶםhas sent meשְׁלָחַנִיto you,’אֲלֵיכֶםand they sayוְאָמְרוּto me,לִי‘Whatמַהis his name?’שְּׁמוֹwhatמָהshall I sayאֹמַרto them?”אֲלֵהֶם
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” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “va” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearsIsrael
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” appearsforefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avote” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “shelaach” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears12He 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.”
13 · This verse (above)
14Elohim said to Moses, “I will be who I will be.” And he said, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘Ehyeh has sent me to you.’”
