The Meaning of Exodus 3:14 Explained

Exodus 3:14

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.'

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 3:14?

MEANING: What does Exodus 3:14 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 3:14 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Exodus 3:14?

What is the context of Exodus 3:14?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Exodus 3:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 3:13-22 - Moses Sent To Deliver Israel

How unlike this Moses was to the man who, forty years before, had acted with such impulsive haste, Acts 7:23. He had learned much since then, and most about himself. But there should be no shrinking when God says I am. Fill in this blank check with whatever you need for life or godliness, and God will do that and more also, with exceeding abundance.

Had we been called upon to demonstrate the life beyond death from the Old Testament, we should hardly have turned to this chapter. But our Lord read the profound significance of these august words, Matthew 22:31-32. Evidently the patriarchs must have been all living when God spoke, or He would never have described Himself as being still their God. Had they ceased to exist He must have said, not I am, but I was the God of the fathers. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 3

¹ Moses keeps Jethro's flock
² God appears to him in a burning bush
⁹ He sends him to deliver Israel
¹³ The name of God
¹⁵ His message to Israel, and Pharaoh, whose opposition is foretold
²⁰ He is assured of Israel's deliverance

What do the individual words in Exodus 3:14 mean?

and said God to Moses I AM who I AM and He said thus you shall say to the sons of Israel has sent me to you

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כֹּ֤ה תֹאמַר֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֲלֵיכֶֽם

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֱלֹהִים֙	God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
מֹשֶׁ֔ה	Moses
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹשֶׁה Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה	I AM
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה	I AM
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	and He said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
כֹּ֤ה	thus
Parse: Adverb Root: כֹּה Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
תֹאמַר֙	you shall say
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לִבְנֵ֣י	to the sons
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
שְׁלָחַ֥נִי	has sent me
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular, first person common singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
אֲלֵיכֶֽם	to you
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).

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