New American Standard Bible 1995
Exodus 3:4
4When the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, 1God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.”
Exodus 3:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!” And Moses said, “Here I am.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am."
- New King James Version (NKJV)So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.”
Context of Exodus 3:4
2The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed. 3So Moses said, “I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burned up.” When the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5Then He said, “Do not come near here; remove your sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” 6He said also, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Then Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
Read all of Exodus 3Exodus 3:4 word by word
וַיַּ֥רְא יְהוָ֖ה כִּ֣י סָ֣ר לִרְא֑וֹת וַיִּקְרָא֩ אֵלָ֨יו אֱלֹהִ֜ים מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַסְּנֶ֗ה וַיֹּ֛אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֥ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
- When the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- that he turnedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
- asideסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
- to him from the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
- of the bushסְנֶהseneh · bushH5572
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- Hereהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
Cross-references for Exodus 3:4
- Deuteronomy 33:16And with the choice things of the earth and its fullness, And the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush. Let it come to the head of Joseph, And to the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
- Genesis 22:1Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
- Genesis 46:2God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.”
- 1 Samuel 3:4that the Lord called Samuel; and he said, “Here I am.”
- Psalms 62:11Once God has spoken; Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God;
- Acts 9:4and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
- Acts 10:3About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, “Cornelius!”
Commentaries on Exodus 3:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The Lord saw - The interchange of the two divine names is to be observed; “Jehovah” (Yahweh) saw, “God” called.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Moses, Moses!: God knows each person by name, and every individual matters to him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see--The manifestations which God anciently made of Himself were always accompanied by clear, unmistakable signs that the communications were really from heaven. This certain evidence was given to Moses. He saw a fire, but no human agent to kindle it; he heard a voice, but no human lips from which it came; he saw no living Being, but One was in the bush, in the heat of the flames, who knew him and addressed him…Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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