Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And He said, Do not come near here. Pull off your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy ground.
New American Standard Bible
Then He said, “Do not come near here;
King James Version
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
Holman Bible
“Do not come closer,” He said. “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
International Standard Version
"Do not come any closer," God said. "Remove your sandals from your feet, because the place where you are standing is holy ground."
A Conservative Version
And he said, Do not draw near here. Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place on which thou stand is holy ground.
American Standard Version
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
Amplified
Then God said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet [out of respect], because the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”
Bible in Basic English
And he said, Do not come near: take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you are is holy.
Darby Translation
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: loose thy sandals from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say, Thou shalt not draw near hither; draw off thy shoes from thy feet, for the place which thou standest upon it, this is holy land.
King James 2000
And he said, Draw not near here: put off your shoes from your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy ground.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said, "You must not come near to here. Take off your sandals from on your feet, because the place on which you [are] standing, it [is] holy ground."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said, "Come not hither, but put thy shoes off thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground."
NET Bible
God said, "Do not approach any closer! Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground."
New Heart English Bible
He said, "Do not come close. Take your sandals off of your feet, for the place you are standing on is holy ground."
The Emphasized Bible
And he said - Do not draw nigh hither, - put off thy sandals from thy feet, for, the place whereon thou art standing is holy ground.
Webster
And he said, Approach not hither: put off thy shoes from thy feet, for the place on which thou standest is holy ground.
World English Bible
He said, "Don't come close. Take your sandals off of your feet, for the place you are standing on is holy ground."
Youngs Literal Translation
And He saith, 'Come not near hither: cast thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place on which thou art standing is holy ground.'
Themes
Egypt » History of israel in » Moses sent to pharaoh
Feet » Origin of uncovering in consecrated places
Garments » Mentioned in scripture » Shoe or sandal
God » Remember » Reverence for
Israel » moses » Comissioned » deliverer
moses » Has the vision of the burning bush
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » moses
Revelation » God reveals himself to moses
Reverence » Godly » Awe » For God and sacred things encouraged
Interlinear
Qarab
Regel
Maqowm
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 3:5
Prayers for Exodus 3:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Plan To Rescue The Israelites
4 And Jehovah saw that he had turned aside to see. God called to him out of the midst of the thorn bush, and said, Moses! Moses! And he said, Here I am. 5 And He said, Do not come near here. Pull off your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy ground. 6 And He said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.
Cross References
Joshua 5:15
And the Commander of Jehovah's army said to Joshua, Take your shoe off your foot, for the place on which you stand is holy. And Joshua did so.
Acts 7:33
Then the Lord said to him, "Loosen the sandal on your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground."
Exodus 19:12
And you shall set bounds to the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves. Do not go up into the mountain, or touch the border of it. Whoever touches the mountain shall be surely put to death.
Ecclesiastes 5:1
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools. For they do not know that they are doing evil.
Genesis 28:16-17
And Jacob awakened from his sleep. And he said, Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I did not know.
Exodus 19:21
And Jehovah said to Moses, Go down. Command the people, lest they break through to Jehovah to gaze, and many of them perish.
Leviticus 10:3
Then Moses said to Aaron, It is that which Jehovah spoke, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
Hebrews 12:20
for they could not endure the thing commanded, "And if so much as a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned or thrust through with a dart,"