Exodus 3:14 “God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the…”

Exodus 3:14

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM,” and he said, “You shall tell the children of Israel this: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And God answered Moses, I Am That I Am. Also he said, Thus shalt thou say vnto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me vnto you.

Darby Translation

And God said to 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.

Young's Literal Translation

And God saith unto Moses, 'I AM THAT WHICH I AM;' He saith also, 'Thus dost thou say to the sons of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.'

Bible in Basic English

And God said to him, I AM WHAT I AM: and he said, Say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.

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Cross references

“I AM hath”

John 8:58 Hebrews 13:8 Revelation 1:8 Psalm 90:2 Isaiah 44:6 Exodus 6:3

John 8:58 · BSB

“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am! ”

Hebrews 13:8 · BSB

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Revelation 1:8 · BSB

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, ” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.

Psalm 90:2 · BSB

Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

Isaiah 44:6 · BSB

Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.

Exodus 6:3 · BSB

I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.

Also

John 8:28

John 8:28 · BSB

So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13Then 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?”

15God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the 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 how I am to be remembered in every generation.

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