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"But when he was approaching the age of forty, 1it entered his mind to visit his brethren, the sons of Israel.
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"And when he sawone of them being treatedunjustly, he defended him and tookvengeance for the oppressed by strikingdown the Egyptian.
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"And he supposed that his brethrenunderstood that God was granting them deliverancethrough him, but they did not understand.
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"2On the followingday he appeared to them as they were fightingtogether, and he tried to reconcile them in peace, saying, 'Men, you are brethren, why* do you injureoneanother?'
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"But the one who was injuring his neighborpushed him away, saying, '3WHOMADE YOU A RULER AND JUDGEOVER US?
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'4YOU DO NOT MEAN TO KILL ME AS YOU KILLED THE EGYPTIANYESTERDAY, DO YOU?'
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"At thisremark, 5MOSESFLED AND BECAME AN ALIEN IN THE LAND OF MIDIAN, where he 6became the father of twosons.
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"After fortyyears had passed, 7AN ANGELAPPEARED TO HIM IN THE WILDERNESS OF MOUNTSinai, IN THE FLAME OF A BURNINGTHORNBUSH.
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"When Mosessaw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he approached to look more closely, there came the voice of the Lord:
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'8I AM THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS, THE GOD OF ABRAHAM AND ISAAC AND JACOB.' Mosesshook with fear and would not venture to look.
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"9BUT THE LORDSAID TO HIM, '10TAKEOFF THE SANDALS FROM YOUR FEET, FOR THE PLACE ON WHICH YOU ARE STANDING IS HOLYGROUND.