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Exodus 3:5

God's holinessHumilityFear

3 So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?”

4 When 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.

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

6 Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

7 The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.

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BSB
“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
KJV
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
WEB
He said, “Don’t come close. Take off your sandals, for the place you are standing on is holy ground.”
ASV
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
DARBY
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: loose thy sandals from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
BLB
And He said, “Do not come near here. Remove your sandals from upon your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”
ÅB
Da sa han: Kom ikke nærmere, dra dine sko av dine føtter! For det sted du står på, er hellig jord.
OTB
«Kom ikke nærmere,» sa Gud. «Ta skoene av føttene dine, for stedet du står på er hellig grunn.»
B1930
Da sa han: Kom ikke nærmere, dra dine sko av dine føtter! For det sted du står på, er hellig jord.

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Cross references

  • Joshua 5:15

    The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

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  • Acts 7:33

    Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

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  • Exodus 19:12

    And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.

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  • Ecclesiastes 5:1

    Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

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  • Hebrews 12:20

    For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”

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  • Genesis 28:16–17

    When Jacob woke up, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”

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  • Exodus 19:21

    and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.

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  • Leviticus 10:3

    Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.

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