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Berean Standard Bible

“Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ What should I tell them?””

Exodus 3:13

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Moses stands before the burning bush in Midian, where God has just commissioned him to lead Israel out of Egypt. Moses has been in the wilderness for decades and feels unqualified.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ What should I tell them?”

World English Bible (WEB)

Moses said to God, “Behold, when I come to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you;’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ What should I tell them?”

King James Version (KJV)

And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? What shall I say unto them?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Moses said to God, When I come to the children of Israel and say to them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you: and they say to me, What is his name? what am I to say to them?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo Moisés á Dios: He aquí que llego yo á los hijos de Israel, y les digo, El Dios de vuestros padres me ha enviado á vosotros; si ellos me preguntaren: ¿Cuál es su nombre? ¿qué les responderé?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero Moisés dijo: ―Si yo voy al pueblo de Israel y les digo que me envió el Dios de sus padres, ellos me preguntarán: “¿De qué Dios nos estás hablando?”. ¿Qué les diré?

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