Exodus

Exodus 3:2–3

²There the angel^c of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed. ³So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?”

Footnotes

c 3:2 Or Angel

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Exodus 3:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There the angel	מַלְאַ֨ךְ	mal·’aḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4397 messenger
of the LORD	יְהֹוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
appeared	וַ֠יֵּרָא	way·yê·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
to him	אֵלָ֛יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
in a blazing	בְּלַבַּת־	bə·lab·baṯ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3827 flame
fire	אֵ֖שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
from within	מִתּ֣וֹךְ	mit·tō·wḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
a bush	הַסְּנֶ֑ה	has·sə·neh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5572 blackberry bush
Moses saw	וַיַּ֗רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
the bush	הַסְּנֶה֙	has·sə·neh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5572 blackberry bush
ablaze	בֹּעֵ֣ר	bō·‘êr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1197 burn, consume
with fire	בָּאֵ֔שׁ	bā·’êš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
but it was not	אֵינֶ֥נּוּ	’ê·nen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
consumed	אֻכָּֽל׃	’uk·kāl	Verb - QalPass - Participle - masculine singular	H398 eat

Exodus 3:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
thought	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I must go over	אָסֻֽרָה־	’ā·su·rāh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5493 turn aside
and see	וְאֶרְאֶ֔ה	wə·’er·’eh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H7200 see
this	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
marvelous	הַגָּדֹ֖ל	hag·gā·ḏōl	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
sight	הַמַּרְאֶ֥ה	ham·mar·’eh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4758 sight, appearance, vision
Why is	מַדּ֖וּעַ	mad·dū·a‘	Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
the bush	הַסְּנֶֽה׃	has·sə·neh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5572 blackberry bush
not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
burning up	יִבְעַ֥ר	yiḇ·‘ar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1197 burn, consume

Cross-references

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Exodus 3:2 Acts 7:30–35 · Isaiah 43:2 · Deuteronomy 33:16 · Mark 12:26 · Luke 20:37 · Psalm 66:12 · Malachi 3:1 · Exodus 3:16 · Isaiah 63:9 · Deuteronomy 4:20 · Exodus 3:4–10 · Daniel 3:27

Exodus 3:3 Acts 7:31 · Psalm 107:8 · Job 37:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.