Exodus
Exodus 3:3–4
3So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?”
4When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!”
“Here I am,” he answered.
Word by word
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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 |
Exodus 3:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| saw | וַיַּ֥רְא | way·yar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| that | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he had gone over | סָ֣ר | sār | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5493 turn aside |
| to look | לִרְא֑וֹת | lir·’ō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7200 see |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֜ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| called out | וַיִּקְרָא֩ | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| to him | אֵלָ֨יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| from within | מִתּ֣וֹךְ | mit·tō·wḵ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the bush | הַסְּנֶ֗ה | has·sə·neh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5572 blackberry bush |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֥ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| Here | הִנֵּֽנִי׃ | hin·nê·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I am | וַיֹּ֛אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| he answered | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 3:3 Acts 7:31 · Psalm 107:8 · Job 37:14
Exodus 3:4 Deuteronomy 33:16 · Acts 9:4 · 1 Samuel 3:8 · 1 Samuel 3:4 · Genesis 22:11 · Genesis 46:2 · Genesis 22:1 · 1 Samuel 3:6 · Acts 10:3 · Psalm 62:11 · Acts 10:13 · 1 Samuel 3:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.