Exodus

Exodus 3:5

⁵“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”^d

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
come	תִּקְרַ֣ב	tiq·raḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7126 come near, approach
any closer	הֲלֹ֑ם	hă·lōm	Adverb	H1988 of place, hither
said	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Take off	שַׁל־	šal-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5394 slip or drop off
your sandals	נְעָלֶ֙יךָ֙	nə·‘ā·le·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5275 sandal, shoe
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the place	הַמָּק֗וֹם	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
where	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you	אַתָּה֙	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are standing	עוֹמֵ֣ד	‘ō·w·mêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
is holy	קֹ֖דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
ground	אַדְמַת־	’aḏ·maṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H127 ground, land

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.