Exodus 3:14

From Textus Receptus

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כֹּ֤ה תֹאמַר֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃

(Masoretic Text, Bomberg Edition, 1525)

Exodus 3:14 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.

Commentary

A marked up Bishops' Bible used by the KJV translators at Exodus 3:14[1].

אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה‎ • ('ehyé 'asher 'ehyé) m

An epithet of God, usually translated as "I Am That I Am" or "I Am Who I Am", literally meaning "I Will Be What I Will Be"

Dutch Statenvertaling

14Ende Godt seyde tot Mose, 18ICK SAL ZIIN DIE ICK ZIIN SAL: Oock seyde hy, Alsoo sult ghy tot de kinderen Israëls seggen, ICK SAL ZIIN heeft my tot u lieden gesonden.

15Doe seyde Godt voorder tot Mose, Aldus sult ghy tot de kinderen Israëls seggen, 19De HEERE uwer vaderen Godt, de Godt Abrahams, de Godt Isaacs, ende de Godt Iacobs, heeft my tot u lieden gesonden: dat is mijn name eeuwichlick, ende 20dat is mijn gedachtenisse 21van geslachte tot geslachte.

[v14] 18And. ick ben die ick ben, ofte, Ick sal zijn die ick was, komende in den gront over een met den naem Iehova. Dit beteeckent, dat Godt, die Mose sondt, eeuwich is in wesen, getrouw in sijne beloften, ende almogende in der selver uytvoeringe. Verg. Apocal. 1.4, 8. ende 16.15. Hebr. 13.8.

[v15] 19Siet Gen. 2. op vers 4.

20Als of Godt seyde, By desen name salmen mijner altijt gedachtich wesen. siet Psal. 135. Hos. 12.5.13. ende 107.13. And. Dit is mijn gedenck-teecken tot aller tijt.

21Hebr. tot geslachte des geslachtes.

JPS Tanakh

The Book of Exodus, chapter 3 verse 14; translation from JPS Tanakh 1917:

‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־משֶׁ֔ה אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כֹּ֤ה תֹאמַר֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃‎‎

vayomer ’elohim ’el-mosheh, ’ehyeh ’asher ’ehyeh; vayomer, koh tomar livnei yisra’él, ’ehyeh shelachani ’aleikhem

God said to Moses, "i am that i am" and He said, "So shall you say to the children of Israel, i am sent me to you."

English Translations

1382 The Lord seide to Moises, Y am that am. The Lord seide, Thus thou schalt seie to the sones of Israel, He that is sente me to you. Wyclif's Bible
1535 God saide vnto Moses: I wyl be what I wyll be. And he sayde: Thus shalt thou saye vnto ye children of Israel: I wyl he hath sent me vnto you. Coverdale Bible
1537Then sayd God vnto Moyses: I wilbe what I wyll be: & he said, this shalt thou say vnto the children of Israel: I wilbe did send me to you. (Matthew's)
1539 And God answered Moses: I am that I am: and he sayde: thys shalt thou saye vnto the chyldren of Israel. I am hath sent me vnto you. The Great Bible
1560 And God answered Moses, I Am That I Am. Also he said, Thus shalt thou say vnto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me vnto you. The Geneva Bible
1568 And God aunswered Moyses: I am that I am. And he said: This shalt thou say vnto the chyldren of Israel, I am, hath sent me vnto you The Bishops' Bible
1609 Douay-Rheims Bible

Exodus 3:14 I AM in the KJV of 1611

1611 And God saide vnto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: And he said, Thus shalt thou say vnto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me vnto you. King James Version
1769 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. King James Version - Benjamin Blayney
1833 And God said to Moses, I AM THAT I AM: And he said, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me to you. (Websters)
1862 And God saith unto Moses, `I AM THAT WHICH I AM;' He saith also, `Thus dost thou say to the sons of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.' Young's Literal Translation

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