Exodus 3

Exodus 3 read aloud, in a fresh direct translation from the Hebrew — plain modern English, nothing added. Translator's notes: • Exodus 3:14 — אֶהְיֶה (Ehyeh): chose "Ehyeh". Alternatives: "I am who I am", "I will be what I will be". Why: the form can point to present or future being, and the Hebrew itself is left untranslated here so both readings stay open. • Exodus 3:19 — וְלֹא בְּיָד חֲזָקָה (velo beyad chazakah): chose "not even by a strong hand". Alternatives: "except by a strong hand", "not unless a strong hand is used". Why: the phrase can be read as a flat negative or as an exception; the rendering keeps the wording closest to the Hebrew order. • Exodus 3:22 — וְנִצַּלְתֶּם (venitzaltem): chose "you shall plunder". Alternatives: "you shall strip", "you shall despoil". Why: the verb pictures emptying a place by taking what is in it; "plunder" carries that taking without adding a battle the verse does not describe.