New English Translation
Exodus 3:4
4When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to look, God called to him from within the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And Moses 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 flame of fire from within a bush. He looked – and the bush was ablaze with fire, but it was not being consumed! 3So Moses thought, “I will turn aside to see this amazing sight. Why does the bush not burn up?” When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to look, God called to him from within the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And Moses said, “Here I am.” 5God said, “Do not approach any closer! Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” 6He added, “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, because 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- And when the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- that he turned asideסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
- unto him out of the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
- of the bushסְנֶהseneh · bushH5572
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
Cross-references for Exodus 3:4
- Deuteronomy 33:16with the harvest of the earth and its fullness and the pleasure of him who resided in the burning bush. May blessing rest on Joseph’s head, and on the top of the head of the one set apart from his brothers.
- Genesis 22:1Some time after these things God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am!” Abraham replied.
- Genesis 46:2God spoke to Israel in a vision during the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” He replied, “Here I am!”
- 1 Samuel 3:4The Lord called to Samuel, and he replied, “Here I am!”
- Psalms 62:11God has declared one principle; two principles I have heard: God is strong,
- Acts 9:4He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
- Acts 10:3About three o’clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came 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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Commentaries on Exodus 3
- 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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