Exodus 3:16 “Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God…”

Exodus 3:16

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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:

World English Bible

Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and tell them, ‘The LORD, 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.

American Standard Version

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:

Geneva Bible 1599

Go and gather the Elders of Israel together, and thou shalt say vnto the, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Izhak, and Iaakob appeared vnto me, and said, I haue surely remembred you, and that which is done to you in Egypt.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

'Go, and thou hast gathered the elders of Israel, and hast said unto them: Jehovah, God of your fathers, hath appeareth unto me, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, I have certainly inspected you, and that which is done to you in Egypt;

Bible in Basic English

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;

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Cross references

“elders”

Exodus 4:29 Matthew 26:3 Acts 11:30 Acts 20:17 1 Peter 5:1 Exodus 18:12

Exodus 4:29 · BSB

Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites,

Matthew 26:3 · BSB

At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

Acts 11:30 · BSB

This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

Acts 20:17 · BSB

From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

1 Peter 5:1 · BSB

As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:

Exodus 18:12 · BSB

Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.

“visited”

Psalm 8:4 Exodus 4:31 Genesis 50:24 Acts 15:14 Exodus 2:25 Exodus 13:19

Psalm 8:4 · BSB

what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

Exodus 4:31 · BSB

and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.

Genesis 50:24 · BSB

Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

Acts 15:14 · BSB

Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.

Exodus 2:25 · BSB

God saw the Israelites and took notice.

Exodus 13:19 · BSB

Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.”

Also

Exodus 4:5 Exodus 3:2

Exodus 4:5 · BSB

“This is so that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.”

Exodus 3:2 · BSB

There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.

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

In context

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.

17And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’

Read Exodus 3