- Exodus 3:1
וּמֹשֶׁה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת־צֹאן יִתְרוֹ חֹתְנוֹ כֹּהֵן מִדְיָן וַיִּנְהַג אֶת־הַצֹּאן אַחַר הַמִּדְבָּר וַיָּבֹא אֶל־הַר הָאֱלֹהִים חֹרֵבָה׃
Now Moses, tending the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, drove the flock into the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
Targum Onkelos
וּמֹשֶׁה הֲוָה רָעֵי יָת עָנָא דְּיִתְרוֹ חֲמוּהִי רַבָּא דְּמִדְיָן וְדַבַּר יָת עָנָא לַאֲתַר שְׁפַר רִעְיָא לְמַדְבְּרָא וַאֲתָא לְטוּרָא דְּאִתְגְּלִי עֲלוֹהִי יְקָרָא דַּייָ לְחוֹרֵב׃
Moshe tended the sheep of his father-in-law Yisro, priest [minister] of Midian. He led the sheep to the edge of the wilderness [to the best pastures] and he came to the mountain [on which was the revealed the Glory] of God, in the area of Choreiv.
- Exodus 3:2
וַיֵּרָא מַלְאַךְ יְהֹוָה אֵלָיו בְּלַבַּת־אֵשׁ מִתּוֹךְ הַסְּנֶה וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה הַסְּנֶה בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ וְהַסְּנֶה אֵינֶנּוּ אֻכָּל׃
An angel of GOD appeared to him in a blazing fire out of a bush. He gazed, and there was a bush all aflame, yet the bush was not consumed.
Targum Onkelos
וְאִתְגְּלִי מַלְאֲכָא דַּייָ לֵיהּ בְּשַׁלְהוֹבִית אִישָׁתָא מִגּוֹ אֲסַנָּא וַחֲזָא וְהָא אֲסַנָּא בָּעַר בְּאִישָׁתָא וַאֲסַנָּא לָיְתוֹהִי מִתְאֲכִיל׃
An angel of Adonoy appeared [became revealed] to him [Moshe] in the heart [a flame] of a fire in the midst of a thorn-bush. He looked and behold the bush was on fire, but the bush was not being consumed.
- Exodus 3:3
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אָסֻרָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת־הַמַּרְאֶה הַגָּדֹל הַזֶּה מַדּוּעַ לֹא־יִבְעַר הַסְּנֶה׃
Moses said, “I must turn aside to look at this marvelous sight; why doesn’t the bush burn up?”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר מֹשֶׁה אֶתְפְּנֵי כְּעַן וְאֶחְזֵי יָת חֶזְוָנָא רַבָּא הָדֵין מָא דֵין לָא מִתּוֹקַד אֲסַנָּא׃
Moshe said, “I must turn aside and see [investigate] this great sight. Why doesn’t the bush burn?”
- Exodus 3:4
וַיַּרְא יְהֹוָה כִּי סָר לִרְאוֹת וַיִּקְרָא אֵלָיו אֱלֹהִים מִתּוֹךְ הַסְּנֶה וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּנִי׃
When GOD saw that he had turned aside to look, God called to him out of the bush: “Moses! Moses!” He answered, “Here I am.”
Targum Onkelos
וַחֲזָא יְיָ אֲרֵי אִתְפְּנֵי לְמִחְזֵי וּקְרָא לֵיהּ יְיָ מִגּוֹ אֲסַנָּא וַאֲמַר מֹשֶׁה מֹשֶׁה וַאֲמַר הָאֲנָא׃
When Adonoy saw that [Moshe] turned aside to see, Elohim called to him from the midst of the thorn-bush, and said, “Moshe, Moshe.’” He [Moshe] said, “Here I am.”
- Exodus 3:5
וַיֹּאמֶר אַל־תִּקְרַב הֲלֹם שַׁל־נְעָלֶיךָ מֵעַל רַגְלֶיךָ כִּי הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה עוֹמֵד עָלָיו אַדְמַת־קֹדֶשׁ הוּא׃
And [God] said, “Do not come closer! Remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy ground!”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לָא תִּקְרַב הָלְכָא שְׁרִי סֵינָךְ מֵעַל רַגְלָךְ אֲרֵי אַתְרָא דְּאַתְּ קָאֵים עֲלוֹהִי אֲתַר קַדִּישׁ הוּא׃
He [God] said, “Do not come any closer. Take your shoes off your feet, because the place upon which you are standing is [a] holy ground [place].”
- Exodus 3:6
וַיֹּאמֶר אָנֹכִי אֱלֹהֵי אָבִיךָ אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב וַיַּסְתֵּר מֹשֶׁה פָּנָיו כִּי יָרֵא מֵהַבִּיט אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים׃
and continued, “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 at God.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר אֲנָא אֱלָהָא דַּאֲבוּךְ אֱלָהֵיהּ דְּאַבְרָהָם אֱלָהֵיהּ דְּיִצְחָק וֵאלָהֵיהּ דְּיַעֲקֹב וּכְבַשִׁנּוּן מֹשֶׁה לְאַפּוֹהִי אֲרֵי דְּחֵיל מִלְּאִסְתַּכָּלָא בְּצֵית יְקָרָא דַּייָ׃
He [God] then said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Avraham, the God of Yitzchok, and the God of Yaakov.” Moshe hid his face, for he was afraid to look at [the side of the Glory of] Elohim.
- Exodus 3:7
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה רָאֹה רָאִיתִי אֶת־עֳנִי עַמִּי אֲשֶׁר בְּמִצְרָיִם וְאֶת־צַעֲקָתָם שָׁמַעְתִּי מִפְּנֵי נֹגְשָׂיו כִּי יָדַעְתִּי אֶת־מַכְאֹבָיו׃
And GOD continued, “I have marked well the plight of My people in Egypt and have heeded their outcry because of their taskmasters; yes, I am mindful of their sufferings.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ מִגְלָא גְּלֵי קֳדָמַי שִׁעְבּוּד עַמִּי דִּבְמִצְרָיִם וְיָת קְבִילַתְהוֹן שְׁמִיעַ קֳדָמַי מִן קֳדָם מַפְלְחֵיהוֹן אֲרֵי גְּלֵי קֳדָמַי כֵּיבֵיהוֹן׃
Adonoy said, “I have indeed seen the suffering of My people that are in Egypt [has indeed been revealed before Me]. I have heard how they [Their] cry out [is heard before Me] because [of the harshness] of their slave-masters, and I am aware of their pain [has become revealed before Me].
- Exodus 3:8
וָאֵרֵד לְהַצִּילוֹ ׀ מִיַּד מִצְרַיִם וּלְהַעֲלֹתוֹ מִן־הָאָרֶץ הַהִוא אֶל־אֶרֶץ טוֹבָה וּרְחָבָה אֶל־אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ אֶל־מְקוֹם הַכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַחִתִּי וְהָאֱמֹרִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי וְהַחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי׃
I have come down to rescue them from the Egyptians and to bring them out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey, the region of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
Targum Onkelos
וְאִתְגְּלִיתִי לְשֵׁיזָבוּתְהוֹן מִיְּדָא דְּמִצְרָאֵי וּלְאַסָּקוּתְהוֹן מִן אַרְעָא הַהִיא לַאֲרַע טָבָא וּפַתְיָא לַאֲרַע עָבְדָא חֲלָב וּדְבָשׁ לַאֲתַר כְּנַעֲנָאֵי וְחִתָּאֵי וֶאֱמוֹרָאֵי וּפְרִזָּאֵי וְחִוָּאֵי וִיבוּסָאֵי׃
I have descended [become revealed] to free them from the hand of Egypt, and to bring them up from that land to a good, spacious land, to a land flowing with [producing] milk and honey; to the territory of the Canaanites, the Chittites, the Emorites, the Perizites, the Chivites and the Yevusites.
- Exodus 3:9
וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה צַעֲקַת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאָה אֵלָי וְגַם־רָאִיתִי אֶת־הַלַּחַץ אֲשֶׁר מִצְרַיִם לֹחֲצִים אֹתָם׃
Now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me; moreover, I have seen how the Egyptians oppress them.
Targum Onkelos
וּכְעַן הָא קְבִילַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַלַת לִקְדָמַי וְאַף גְּלֵי קֳדָמַי דּוּחְקָא דְּמִצְרָאֵי דָּחֲקִין לְהוֹן׃
Now, behold, the cry of the B’nei Yisrael has come to [before] Me. I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them [is also revealed before Me].
- Exodus 3:10
וְעַתָּה לְכָה וְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה וְהוֹצֵא אֶת־עַמִּי בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם׃
Come, therefore, I will send you to Pharaoh, and you shall free My people, the Israelites, from Egypt.”
Targum Onkelos
וּכְעַן אֵיתַא וְאֶשְׁלְחִנָּךְ לְוָת פַּרְעֹה וְאַפֵּיק יָת עַמִּי בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם׃
Now go [come]. I am sending you to Pharaoh, and you will bring My people, the B’nei Yisrael, out of Egypt.”
- Exodus 3:11
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים מִי אָנֹכִי כִּי אֵלֵךְ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה וְכִי אוֹצִיא אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם׃
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and free the Israelites from Egypt?”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר מֹשֶׁה קֳדָם יְיָ מַן אֲנָא אֲרֵי אֵיזֵיל לְוָת פַּרְעֹה וַאֲרֵי אַפֵּיק יָת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם׃
Moshe said to [before] Elohim, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh? Am I able to bring the B’nei Yisrael out of Egypt?”
- Exodus 3:12
וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי־אֶהְיֶה עִמָּךְ וְזֶה־לְּךָ הָאוֹת כִּי אָנֹכִי שְׁלַחְתִּיךָ בְּהוֹצִיאֲךָ אֶת־הָעָם מִמִּצְרַיִם תַּעַבְדוּן אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים עַל הָהָר הַזֶּה׃
“I will be with you; that shall be your sign that it was I who sent you. And when you have freed the people from Egypt, you shall worship God at this mountain.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר אֲרֵי יְהֵי מֵימְרִי בְּסַעֲדָךְ וְדֵין לָךְ אָתָא אֲרֵי אֲנָא שְׁלַחְתָּךְ בְּאַפָּקוּתָךְ יָת עַמָּא מִמִּצְרַיִם תִּפְלְחוּן קֳדָם יְיָ עַל טוּרָא הָדֵין׃
He [God] said, “Because I will be with you [My Word will be your support]. This will be the proof that I have sent you—when you bring the people out of Egypt—you will serve [before] Elohim on this mountain.”
- Exodus 3:13
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי בָא אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתִּי לָהֶם אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם שְׁלָחַנִי אֲלֵיכֶם וְאָמְרוּ־לִי מַה־שְּׁמוֹ מָה אֹמַר אֲלֵהֶם׃
Moses said to God, “When I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘By which name?’ what shall I say to them?”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר מֹשֶׁה קֳדָם יְיָ הָא אֲנָא אָתֵי לְוָת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֵימַר לְהוֹן אֱלָהָא דַּאֲבָהָתְכוֹן שַׁלְחַנִי לְוָתְכוֹן וְיֵימְרוּן לִי מַן שְׁמֵיהּ מָא אֵימַר לְהוֹן׃
Moshe said to [before] Elohim, “Behold, when I come to the B’nei Yisrael and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers sent me to you,’ they will say to me, ‘What is His name?’ What shall I say to them?”
- Exodus 3:14
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּה תֹאמַר לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶהְיֶה שְׁלָחַנִי אֲלֵיכֶם׃
And God said to Moses, “Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh,” continuing, “Thus shall you say to the Israelites, ‘Ehyeh sent me to you.’”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה וַאֲמַר כִּדְנָן תֵּימַר לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶהְיֶה שַׁלְחַנִי לְוָתְכוֹן׃
Elohim said to Moshe, “Eh’yeh Asher Eh’yeh;” and He said, “This is what you must say to the B’nei Yisrael, ‘Eh’yeh sent me to you.’”
- Exodus 3:15
וַיֹּאמֶר עוֹד אֱלֹהִים אֶל־מֹשֶׁה כֹּה־תֹאמַר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֵיכֶם אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב שְׁלָחַנִי אֲלֵיכֶם זֶה־שְּׁמִי לְעֹלָם וְזֶה זִכְרִי לְדֹר דֹּר׃
And God said further to Moses, “Thus shall you speak to the Israelites: GOD [יהוה], the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you: This shall be My name forever, This My appellation for all eternity.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר עוֹד יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה כִּדְנָן תֵּימַר לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יְיָ אֱלָהָא דַּאֲבָהָתְכוֹן אֱלָהֵיהּ דְּאַבְרָהָם אֱלָהֵיהּ דְּיִצְחָק וֵאלָהֵיהּ דְּיַעֲקֹב שַׁלְחַנִי לְוָתְכוֹן דֵּין שְׁמִי לְעָלַם וְדֵין דּוּכְרָנִי לְכָל דָר וְדָר׃
Elohim continued talking to Moshe, “This is what you must say to the B’nei Yisrael, ‘Adonoy, the God of your fathers, the God of Avraham, the God of Yitzchok, and the God of Yaakov, sent me to you. This is My eternal Name, and this is how I am to be mentioned for all generations.’”