Exodus
Exodus 3:4
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.
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| 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.
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.