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Berean Standard Bible

“Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.”

Exodus 3:16

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At the burning bush God has called Moses to go back to Egypt and deliver Israel. Now he gives Moses a first message to bring to the people's elders before anything else happens.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.

World English Bible (WEB)

Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and tell them, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, “I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt;

King James Version (KJV)

Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

American Standard Version (ASV)

Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and [seen] that which is done to you in Egypt:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Go and get together the chiefs of the children of Israel, and say to them, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by me, and has said, Truly I have taken up your cause, because of what is done to you in Egypt;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Ve, y junta los ancianos de Israel, y diles: Jehová, el Dios de vuestros padres, el Dios de Abraham, de Isaac, y de Jacob, me apareció, diciendo: De cierto os he visitado, y visto lo que se os hace en Egipto;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Convoca a todos los ancianos de Israel y diles que el Señor se te apareció en esta zarza ardiente y que te dijo: “He visitado a mi pueblo y he visto lo que les ocurre en Egipto.

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