Exodus

Exodus 3:5–6

5“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”d 6Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”e

At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

Footnotes

  • d 3:5 Cited in Acts 7:33|ACT 7:33
  • e 3:6 Cited in Matthew 22:32|MAT 22:32, Mark 12:26, Luke 20:37, and Acts 7:32

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Exodus 3:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Do notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
comeתִּקְרַ֣בtiq·raḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH7126 come near, approach
any closerהֲלֹ֑םhă·lōmAdverbH1988 of place, hither
saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Take offשַׁל־šal-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH5394 slip or drop off
your sandalsנְעָלֶ֙יךָ֙nə·‘ā·le·ḵāNoun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singularH5275 sandal, shoe
forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםham·mā·qō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4725 standing, spot, condition
whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
youאַתָּה֙’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
are standingעוֹמֵ֣ד‘ō·w·mêḏVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
is holyקֹ֖דֶשׁqō·ḏešNoun - masculine singularH6944 sacred, sanctity
groundאַדְמַת־’aḏ·maṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH127 ground, land

Exodus 3:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Iאָנֹכִי֙’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
am the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ’ā·ḇî·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1 father
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם’aḇ·rā·hāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH85 Abraham
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Isaacיִצְחָ֖קyiṣ·ḥāqNoun - proper - masculine singularH3327 Isaac
and the Godוֵאלֹהֵ֣יwê·lō·hêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya·‘ă·qōḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob
At thisמֹשֶׁה֙mō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
hidוַיַּסְתֵּ֤רway·yas·têrConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5641 hide, conceal
his faceפָּנָ֔יוpā·nāwNoun - common plural construct; third person masculine singularH6440 face, before
forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
he was afraidיָרֵ֔אyā·rêVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3372 fear
to lookמֵהַבִּ֖יטmê·hab·bîṭPreposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH5027 look
atאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃hā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God

Cross-references

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Exodus 3:5 Joshua 5:15 · Acts 7:33 · Exodus 19:12 · Ecclesiastes 5:1 · Hebrews 12:20 · Genesis 28:16–17 · Exodus 19:21 · Leviticus 10:3

Exodus 3:6 Luke 20:37 · Matthew 22:32 · Exodus 4:5 · Mark 12:26 · Acts 7:32 · Genesis 28:13 · Revelation 1:17 · 1 Kings 18:36 · Isaiah 6:1–5 · Judges 13:22 · Jeremiah 24:7 · Jeremiah 32:38

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.