As Moses waited in reverent awe before God the words continued: "I have surely seen the affliction of My people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. . . . Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth My people the children of Israel out of Egypt."

Da Moses ventede i ærbødig ærefrygt for Gud, fortsatte stemmen: Jeg har set mit folks elendighed i Ægypten, og jeg har hørt deres klageskrig over deres undertrykkere, ja, jeg kender deres lidelser; og jeg er steget ned for at udfri dem af Ægyptens hånd og føre dem bort fra dette land til et godt og vidtstrakt land, til et land, der flyder med mælk og honning. Derfor vil jeg nu sende dig til Farao, og du skal føre mit folk, israelitterne, ud af Ægypten!