God answered, "I will be with you,

and when you bring the people out of Egypt,

you will worship me on this mountain.

That will be the proof that I have sent you."

But Moses replied,

"When I go to the Israelites and say to them,

"The God of your ancestors sent me to you,’

they will ask me,

‘What is his name?’

So what can I tell them?"

God said, "I am who I am.

You must tell them:

‘The one who is called

I AM

has sent me to you.’

Tell the Israelites that I, the LORD,

the God of their ancestors,

the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,

have sent you to them.

This is my name forever;

this is what all future generations are to call me…"