2. And God spoke unto Moses and said unto him, I am the Lord;
3. and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord (YHWH) I was not known to them.
4. And I also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, in which they were strangers.
5. And likewise I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant.
6. Therefore say unto the sons of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will free you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm and with great judgments.
7. And I will take you as my people, and I will be your God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
8. And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning which I raised my hand to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it unto you for a heritage: I am the Lord.
9. In this manner Moses spoke unto the sons of Israel, but they did not hearken unto Moses because of their anguish of spirit and cruel bondage.