Exodus 3:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Moses said to God, Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    But Moses said to God, 'Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Moses{H4872} said{H559} unto God,{H430} Who am I, that I should go{H3212} unto Pharaoh,{H6547} and that I should bring forth{H3318} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} out of Egypt?{H4714}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Moses{H4872} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto God{H430}, Who am I, that I should go{H3212}{(H8799)} unto Pharaoh{H6547}, and that I should bring forth{H3318}{(H8686)} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} out of Egypt{H4714}?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And Moses sayde vnto God: what am I to goo to Pharao and to brynge the children of Israell out of Egipte?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Moses sayde vnto God: Who am I, yt I shulde go vnto Pharao, and brynge the children of Israel out of Egipte?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But Moses said vnto God, Who am I, that I should go vnto Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Moyses saide vnto God: what am I to go vnto Pharao, and to bryng the chyldren of Israel out of Egypt?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And Moses said unto God, Who [am] I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Moses said to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Moses saith unto God, `Who `am' I, that I go unto Pharaoh, and that I bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Moses said to God, Who am I to go to Pharaoh and take the children of Israel out of Egypt?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Moses said to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Moses said to God,“Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, or that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 6:12 : 12 And Moses spoke before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not listened to me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?
  • 1 Sam 18:18 : 18 And David said to Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?
  • 2 Cor 3:5 : 5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God,
  • Isa 6:5-8 : 5 Then I said, Woe is me, for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar; 7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said, Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin purged. 8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us? Then I said, Here am I; send me.
  • Jer 1:6 : 6 Then I said, Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
  • Acts 7:23-25 : 23 And when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel. 24 And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him who was oppressed, and struck the Egyptian. 25 For he supposed his brothers would understand that God would deliver them by his hand, but they did not understand.
  • 2 Cor 2:16 : 16 To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is adequate for these things?
  • 2 Sam 7:18 : 18 Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that you have brought me this far?
  • 1 Kgs 3:7 : 7 And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.
  • 1 Kgs 3:9 : 9 Therefore give your servant an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil: for who is able to judge this your great people?
  • Exod 4:10-13 : 10 And Moses said to the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before, nor since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue. 11 And the LORD said to him, Who has made man's mouth? or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the LORD? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall say. 13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray, by the hand of him whom you will send.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 3:9-10
    2 verses
    87%

    9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.

    10 Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh, that you may bring forth my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.

  • Exod 3:12-16
    5 verses
    82%

    12 And he said, Certainly I will be with you; and this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God upon this mountain.

    13 And Moses said to God, Behold, 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 shall I say to them?

    14 And God said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM. And he said, Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.

    15 And God said moreover to Moses, Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations.

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

  • 8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh, and he said to them, Go, serve the LORD your God: but who are they that shall go?

  • Exod 6:10-13
    4 verses
    78%

    10 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    11 Go in, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

    12 And Moses spoke before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not listened to me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

    13 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and gave them a charge to the children of Israel, and to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

  • 13 And Moses said to the LORD, Then the Egyptians will hear it, (for you brought up this people in your might from among them;)

  • 3 And Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, Thus says the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.

  • Exod 5:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1 Afterward, Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh, This is what the Lord God of Israel says, Let my people go, so they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.

    2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, nor will I let Israel go.

  • 3 And Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him out of the mountain, saying, This is what you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:

  • Exod 6:29-30
    2 verses
    77%

    29 That the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.

    30 And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh listen to me?

  • 11 And Moses said to the LORD, Why have You afflicted Your servant? and why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You lay the burden of all this people upon me?

  • 1 Then the LORD said to Moses, Go to Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus says the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

  • 12 And Moses said to the LORD, See, you say to me, 'Bring up this people: and you have not let me know whom you will send with me.' Yet you have said, 'I know you by name, and you have also found grace in my sight.'

  • Exod 3:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6 Moreover he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.

    7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows;

  • Exod 4:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10 And Moses said to the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before, nor since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue.

    11 And the LORD said to him, Who has made man's mouth? or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the LORD?

  • 22 And Moses returned to the Lord and said, Lord, why have you mistreated this people? Why is it that you have sent me?

  • 1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice, for they will say, The LORD has not appeared to you.

  • 13 And the LORD said to Moses, Rise early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say to him, Thus says the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

  • 32 Saying, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled and did not dare to look.

  • 4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here I am.

  • 16 And you shall say to him, The LORD God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness, and, behold, you have not listened.

  • 11 Moses entreated the LORD his God, and said, "LORD, why does Your wrath burn hot against Your people, whom You have brought forth from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

  • 4 And Moses said, Thus says the LORD, About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt:

  • 14 And he said, Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian? And Moses was afraid and said, Surely this thing is known.

  • 13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray, by the hand of him whom you will send.

  • 2 And God spoke to Moses, and said to him, I am the LORD:

  • 1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, Go to Pharaoh, and say to him, Thus says the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

  • 20 And the LORD said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he comes forth to the water; and say to him, Thus says the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

  • 3 And He said, I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down into Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.

  • 34 I have surely seen the oppression of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt.

  • 15 And he said to him, If your presence does not go with me, do not carry us up from here.

  • 11 And they said to Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? why have you dealt with us in this way, to bring us out of Egypt?

  • 28 And Moses said, Hereby you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of my own will.

  • 15 And the LORD said to Moses, Why do you cry to me? speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward:

  • 1 And the LORD said to Moses, Go in to Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, so that I may show these my signs before him:

  • 1 And the LORD said to Moses, See, I have made you a god to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.

  • 9 And the LORD said to Moses, Pharaoh will not listen to you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.

  • 4 For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage; and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

  • 4 And Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.