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Exodus 3:5

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.

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Exodus 3:5 in other translations

He said, “Don’t come close. Take off your sandals, for the place you are standing on is holy ground.”

Exodus 3:5 · World English Bible

Exodus 3:5 in context

  1. 3And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
  2. 4And when Jehovah 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.
  3. 5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
  4. 6Moreover 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.
  5. 7And Jehovah said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;