Keluaran 3:4

3:4 When the Lord ¹  saw that ²  he had turned aside to look, God called to him from within the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” ³  And Moses ⁴  said, “Here I am.”

Keluaran 21:16

21:16 “Whoever kidnaps someone ⁵  and sells him, ⁶  or is caught still holding him, ⁷  must surely be put to death.

Keluaran 21:27

21:27 If he knocks out the tooth of his male servant or his female servant, he will let the servant ⁸  go free as compensation for the tooth.

[3:4]  ¹ tn The preterite with the vav (ו) is subordinated as a temporal clause to the main point of the verse, that God called to him. The language is anthropomorphic, as if God’s actions were based on his observing what Moses did.

[3:4]  ² tn The particle כִּי (ki, “that”) introduces the noun clause that functions as the direct object of the verb “saw” (R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 81, §490).

[3:4]  ³ sn The repetition of the name in God’s call is emphatic, making the appeal direct and immediate (see also Gen 22:11; 46:2). The use of the personal name shows how specifically God directed the call and that he knew this person. The repetition may have stressed even more that it was indeed he whom the Lord wanted. It would have been an encouragement to Moses that this was in fact the Lord who was meeting him.

[3:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “And he said”; the referent (Moses) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “a stealer of a man,” thus “anyone stealing a man.”

[21:16]  ⁶ sn The implication is that it would be an Israelite citizen who was kidnapped and sold to a foreign tribe or country (like Joseph). There was always a market for slaves. The crime would be in forcibly taking the individual away from his home and religion and putting him into bondage or death.

[21:16]  ⁷ tn Literally “and he is found in his hand” (KJV and ASV both similar), being not yet sold.

[21:27]  ⁸ tn Heb “him”; the referent (the male or female servant) has been specified in the translation for clarity.