Exodus 3:3

Exodus 3:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
• New International Version (NIV)So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Moses said, "I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.”

Context of Exodus 3:3

1One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God. 2There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn’t burn up. “This is amazing,” Moses said to himself. “Why isn’t that bush burning up? I must go see it.” 4When the Lord saw Moses coming to take a closer look, God called to him from the middle of the bush, “Moses! Moses!” “Here I am!” Moses replied. 5“Do not come any closer,” the Lord warned. “Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground.

Exodus 3:3 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֔ה אָסֻֽרָה־נָּ֣א וְאֶרְאֶ֔ה אֶת־הַמַּרְאֶ֥ה הַגָּדֹ֖ל הַזֶּ֑ה מַדּ֖וּעַ לֹא־יִבְעַ֥ר הַסְּנֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I will now turn asideסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
• and seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• this greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• sightמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758
• whyמַדּוּעַmaddûa‛ maddûa‛ · why?H4069
• the bushסְנֶהseneh · bushH5572
• is not burntבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197

Cross-references for Exodus 3:3

• Job 37:14“Pay attention to this, Job. Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!
• Psalms 107:8Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
• Psalms 111:2How amazing are the deeds of the Lord! All who delight in him should ponder them.
• Acts 7:31When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight. As he went to take a closer look, the voice of the Lord called out to him,

Commentaries on Exodus 3:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10These verses indicate a major change will happen in the life of Moses.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire--It is common in Scripture to represent the elements and operations of nature, as winds, fires, earthquakes, pestilence, everything enlisted in executing the divine will, as the "angels" or messengers of God. But in such cases God Himself is considered as really, though invisibly, present. Here the preternatural fire may be primarily meant by the expression "angel of the Lord"; but it is…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 3:3

• Burning Bush
• God Continued...
• Israel
• Moses
• Religion
• Revelation

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Appear
• Backside
• Bush
• Jehovah
• Sacrifice
• Sight
• Wonder
• Angel
• Barefoot

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