Exodus 3:3
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
In other versions
And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
ASV
And Moses said, I will go and see this strange thing, why the tree is not burned up,
BBE
And Moses said, Let me now turn aside and see this great sight, why the thorn-bush is not burnt.
DBY
Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
WEB
And Moses saith, `Let me turn aside, I pray thee, and I see this great appearance; wherefore is the bush not burned?'
YLT
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
ENG
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
WBT
So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?”
BSB
In context
1Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
2And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
3And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
4And 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.
5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Moses