Exodus 3:13 ASV — MannaFest

Exodus 3:13

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?

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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?

WEB

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?”

YLT

And Moses saith unto God, `Lo, I am coming unto the sons of Israel, and have said to them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you, and they have said to me, What is His name? what do I say unto them?'

DBT

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

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Voices3

On this verse

(2.) Those who would know what to say must go to God, to the word of his grace and to the throne of his grace, for instructions, Ezek. ii. (3.) Whenever we have any thing to do with God, it is desirable to know, and our duty to consider, what is his name.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

But he evinced great reluctance to it and stated a variety of objections [Ex 3:11, 13; 4:1, 10] all of which were successfully met and removed--and the happy issue of his labors was minutely described.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

When they shall say to me, What is his name? What shall I say unto them? - What name shall I use, whereby thou mayest be distinguished from false gods, and thy people may be encouraged to expect deliverance from thee?

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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23 linked verses

The verses this one reaches12

Isaiah 42:8
I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise unto graven images.
Exodus 34:6
And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth;
Proverbs 18:10
The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Psalms 20:1
Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;
Proverbs 30:4
Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou knowest?
Exodus 15:3
Jehovah is a man of war: Jehovah is his name.
Exodus 33:19
And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and will proclaim the name of Jehovah before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.
John 17:6
I manifested thy name unto the men whom thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them to me; and they have kept thy word.
Numbers 6:27
So shall they put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.
Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Genesis 32:29
And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.

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Who & where

PersonExodus and Wilderness PeriodMosesIsrael's deliverer from Egyptian slavery, covenant mediator, and lawgiver.

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About this book

The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Exodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
Date: 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus

Where else the canon echoes this verse

11 more

The whole remaining floor, clustered by book in canonical order. The first references in each book travel with their words; the rest are one click from theirs.

Exodus2

Deuteronomy1

Deuteronomy 32:3For I will proclaim the name of Jehovah: Ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

Judges2

1 Kings1

1 Kings 8:42(for they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy mighty hand, and…

Psalms1

Psalms 48:10As is thy name, O God, So is thy praise unto the ends of…

Jeremiah1

Jeremiah 23:6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this…

Matthew2

Acts1

Acts 22:14And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his…

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; OpenBible.info (CC-BY).

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page, and every stop travels with its words.

Through
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
leads to
- Matthew 1:23
  Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 9:6
  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince…
Through
Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince…
leads to
- Luke 2:11
  for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.
- Matthew 28:18
  And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.
- Jeremiah 23:5–6
  Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
- Isaiah 7:14
  Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Through
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.
leads to
- John 8:58
  Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am.
- Hebrews 13:8
  Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and to-day, yea and for ever.

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