EXO 3:13 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) “But listen,” Mosheh told God, “If I’m about to go to the Israelis and if I told them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you.’ then they’d ask me, ‘Oh yeah, what’s his name?’ then what would I tell them?”

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε Μωυσῆς πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐξελεύσομαι πρὸς τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἐρῶ πρὸς αὐτοὺς, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν ἀπέσταλκέ με πρὸς ὑμᾶς· ἐρωτήσουσί με, τί ὄνομα αὐτῷ; τί ἐρῶ πρὸς αὐτούς;
(Kai eipe Mōusaʸs pros ton Theon, idou egō exeleusomai pros tous huious Israaʸl, kai erō pros autous, ho Theos tōn paterōn haʸmōn apestalke me pros humas; erōtaʸsousi me, ti onoma autōi; ti erō pros autous; )

BrTr And Moses said to God, Behold, I shall go forth to the children of Israel, and shall say to them, The God of our fathers has sent me to you; and they will ask me, What is his name? What shall I say to them?

ULT And Moses said to God, “Behold, I am about to go to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ And they will say to me, ‘What is his name?’ what should I say to them?”

UST Moses said to God, “If I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God whom your ancestors worshiped has sent me to you,’ they will ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what should I say to them?”

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?”

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEBBE 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?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Moses said to God, “If I go to the Israelites and tell them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ – what should I say to them?”

LSV And Moses says to God, “Behold, I am coming to the sons of Israel, and have said to them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they have said to me, What [is] His Name? What do I say to them?”

FBV Then Moses said to God, “Look! If I were to 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?’ —then what should I tell them?”

T4T Moses/I said to God, “If I go to the Israeli people and say to them, ‘God, the one your ancestors worshiped, has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’, what shall I say to them?”

LEB But Moses said to God, “Look, if I go to the Israelites[fn] and I say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors[fn] has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is his name?’ then what shall I say to them?”

3:13 Literally “sons/children of Israel”

3:13 Or “fathers”

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?

Moff No Moff EXO book available

JPS 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?'

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?

DRA Moses said to God: Lo, I shall go to the children of Israel, and say to them: The God of your fathers hath sent me to you. If they should say to me: What is his name? what shall I say to 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?'

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

3.13 Elohim

RV 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?

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

KJB-1769 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?
(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/has sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? )

KJB-1611 And Moses saide vnto God, Behold, when I come vnto the children of Israel, and shall say vnto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me vnto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say vnto them?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And Moyses sayde vnto God: behold when I come vnto the chyldren of Israel, and shall say vnto them: the God of your fathers hath sent me vnto you. And if they saye vnto me, what is thy name? what answere shall I geue the?
(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/has sent me unto you. And if they say unto me, what is thy/your name? what answer shall I give the?)

Gnva Then Moses said vnto God, Behold, when I shall come vnto the children of Israel, and shall say vnto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me vnto you: if they say vnto me, What is his Name? what shall I say vnto them?
(Then Moses said unto God, Behold, when I shall come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath/has sent me unto you: if they say unto me, What is his Name? what shall I say unto them? )

Cvdl Moses sayde vnto God: Beholde, whan I come to the childre of Israel, and saye vnto them: The God of youre fathers hath sent me vnto you, & they saye vnto me: What is his name? what shal I saye vnto them?
(Moses said unto God: Behold, when I come to the children of Israel, and say unto them: The God of your(pl) fathers hath/has sent me unto you, and they say unto me: What is his name? what shall I say unto them?)

Wycl Moises seide to God, Lo! Y schal go to the sones of Israel, and Y schal seie to hem, God of youre fadris sente me to you; if thei schulen seie to me, what is his name, what schal Y seie to hem?
(Moses said to God, Lo! I shall go to the sons of Israel, and I shall say to them, God of your(pl) fathers sent me to you; if they should say to me, what is his name, what shall I say to hem?)

Luth Mose sprach zu GOtt: Siehe, wenn ich zu den Kindern Israel komme und spreche zu ihnen: Der GOtt eurer Väter hat mich zu euch gesandt, und sie mir sagen werden: Wie heißt sein Name? was soll ich ihnen sagen?
(Mose spoke to God: See, when I to the Kindern Israel come and spreche to to_them: The God yours fathers has me to you sent, and they/she/them to_me say become: How is_called his Name? what/which should I to_them say?)

ClVg Ait Moyses ad Deum: Ecce ego vadam ad filios Israël, et dicam eis: Deus patrum vestrorum misit me ad vos. Si dixerint mihi: Quod est nomen ejus? quid dicam eis?
(He_said Moyses to God: Behold I vadam to filios Israel, and dicam eis: God patrum vestrorum he_sent me to vos. When/But_if dixerint mihi: That it_is nomen his? quid dicam eis? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֣י בָא֮ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וְ⁠אָמַרְתִּ֣י לָ⁠הֶ֔ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבוֹתֵי⁠כֶ֖ם שְׁלָחַ֣⁠נִי אֲלֵי⁠כֶ֑ם וְ⁠אָֽמְרוּ־לִ֣⁠י מַה־שְּׁמ֔⁠וֹ

see/lo/see! I go to/towards sons_of Yisrael and,say to/for=them god fathers,your_all's sent,me to,you_all and,ask to=me what? name,his

Moses presents God with a hypothetical situation here. The three events (go … say to them … say to me) are part of one hypothetical event. You should translate this in a way that makes it clear that this is a future, not-yet-real event.

הִנֵּ֨ה

see/lo/see!

Behold is a term meant to focus the attention of the listener on what the speaker is about to say. In this case, Moses uses it to introduce what he views as a probable future occurrence. Alternative translation: “Now”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / go

בָא֮

In your language, use go or “come” as makes most sense for Moses’ hypothetical action of going from the mountain to where the Israelites are.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבוֹתֵי⁠כֶ֖ם שְׁלָחַ֣⁠נִי אֲלֵי⁠כֶ֑ם

god fathers,your_all's sent,me to,you_all

This is a second-level quotation. It may be helpful to your readers to indicate this by marking it with second-level quotation marks or with whatever other punctuation or convention your language uses to indicate a quotation inside a quotation. However, you may also choose to translate it as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: “that the God of their fathers has sent me to them”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבוֹתֵי⁠כֶ֖ם

god fathers,your_all's

Here, fathers means “ancestors.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The God of your ancestors” or “The God whom your ancestors worshiped”

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

מָ֥ה אֹמַ֖ר אֲלֵ⁠הֶֽם

what say to,them

Moses is asking God what he should do as a result of the hypothetical situation he presented (see earlier note). Use a natural form in your language for introducing a situation that could happen. Alternate translation: “If that happens, what should I say to them”

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