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Exodus 3:5

God's holinessHumilityFear

3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, 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.

7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

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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

    And the captain of the LORD’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

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  • Acts 7:33

    Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

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  • Exodus 19:12

    And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:

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  • Ecclesiastes 5:1

    Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

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  • Hebrews 12:20

    (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:

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  • Genesis 28:16–17

    And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.

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  • Exodus 19:21

    And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.

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  • Leviticus 10:3

    Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

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