Torah Chanting: Exodus 3:13-16

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וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֗ים הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֣י בָא֮ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י לָהֶ֔ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם שְׁלָחַ֣נִי אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וְאָֽמְרוּ־לִ֣י מַה־שְּׁמ֔וֹ מָ֥ה אֹמַ֖ר אֲלֵהֶֽם׃

Exodus 3:13

Moses said to God, “When I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers’ [house] has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is [God’s] name?’ what shall I say to them?”

If a trope pattern is not recognized, it will appear without highlighting and without a trope tune audio file. Refer to the full verse chanting audio file for guidance on how to chant unhighlighted text.

Trope Tunes (1st audio file corresponds to 1st highlighted trope).

Trope 1 Kadma v'azla

Trope 2 R'vi-i

Trope 3 Kadma

Trope 4 Segol

Trope 5 Katon

Trope 6 Etnachta

Trope 7 Katon

Trope 8 Siluk (Sof-pasuk)

Full Verse Chanted

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כֹּ֤ה תֹאמַר֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃

Exodus 3:14

And God said to Moses, “Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh,”^*Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh Meaning of Heb. uncertain; variously translated: “I Am That I Am”; “I Am Who I Am”; “I Will Be What I Will Be”; etc. continuing, “Thus shall you say to the Israelites, ‘Ehyeh^*Ehyeh Others “I Am” or “I Will Be.” sent me to you.’”

Trope Tunes (1st audio file corresponds to 1st highlighted trope).

Trope 1 Katon

Trope 2 Etnachta

Trope 3 R'vi-i

Trope 4 Katon

Trope 5 Siluk (Sof-pasuk)

Full Verse Chanted

וַיֹּ֩אמֶר֩ ע֨וֹד אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה כֹּֽה־תֹאמַר֮ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ יְהֹוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם אֱלֹהֵ֨י אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִצְחָ֛ק וֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹ֖ב שְׁלָחַ֣נִי אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם זֶה־שְּׁמִ֣י לְעֹלָ֔ם וְזֶ֥ה זִכְרִ֖י לְדֹ֥ר דֹּֽר׃

Exodus 3:15

And God said further to Moses, “Thus shall you speak to the Israelites: יהוה,^*יהוה This name (y-h-w-h; traditionally read Adonai “the Lord”) is here associated with the verb hayah “to be.” the God of your fathers’ [house]—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you:
This shall be My name forever,
This My appellation for all eternity.

Trope Tunes (1st audio file corresponds to 1st highlighted trope).

Trope 1 T'lisha k'tanah

Trope 2 Kadma v'azla

Trope 3 R'vi-i

Trope 4 Segol

Trope 5 Gershayim

Trope 6 R'vi-i

Trope 7 Kadma v'azla

Trope 8 T'vir

Trope 9 Etnachta

Trope 10 Katon

Trope 11 Siluk (Sof-pasuk)

Full Verse Chanted

לֵ֣ךְ וְאָֽסַפְתָּ֞ אֶת־זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ אֲלֵהֶם֙ יְהֹוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ נִרְאָ֣ה אֵלַ֔י אֱלֹהֵ֧י אַבְרָהָ֛ם יִצְחָ֥ק וְיַעֲקֹ֖ב לֵאמֹ֑ר פָּקֹ֤ד פָּקַ֙דְתִּי֙ אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְאֶת־הֶעָשׂ֥וּי לָכֶ֖ם בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃

Exodus 3:16

“Go and assemble the elders of Israel and say to them: יהוה, the God of your fathers’ [house]—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said, ‘I have taken note of you and of what is being done to you in Egypt,

Trope Tunes (1st audio file corresponds to 1st highlighted trope).

Trope 1 Gershayim

Trope 2 R'vi-i

Trope 3 Gershayim

Trope 4 Katon

Trope 5 Darga

Trope 6 T'vir

Trope 7 Etnachta

Trope 8 Katon

Trope 9 Siluk (Sof-pasuk)

Full Verse Chanted

Note: Verse is at end of aliyah. Use alternative siluk/sof pasuk tune and modify tune to match trope.

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