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And Moses seeing it wondered at the sight. And as he drew near to view it, the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying:
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I am the God of thy fathers: the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. And Moses being terrified durst not behold.
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And the Lord said to him: Loose the shoes from thy feet: for the place wherein thou standest is holy ground.
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Seeing, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt: and I have heard their groaning and am come down to deliver them. And now come: and I will send thee into Egypt.
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This Moses, whom they refused, saying: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge? Him God sent to be prince and redeemer, by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the burning bush.
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He brought them out, doing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and in the Red Sea and in the desert, forty years.
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This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel: A prophet shall God raise up to you of your own brethren, as myself. Him shall you hear.
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This is he that was in the church in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sina and with our fathers. Who received the words of life to give unto us.
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Whom our fathers would not obey: but thrust him away and in their hearts turned back into Egypt,
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Saying to Aaron: Make us gods to go before us. For as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.
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And they made a calf in those days and offered sacrifices to the idol and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.