Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 3:2-5

2And the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehH3068appearedוַ֠יֵּרָאVai.ye.ra'H7200unto him in a flameבְּלַבַּת־be.la.bat-H3827of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of a bushהַסְּנֶ֑הha.se.NehH5572:and he lookedוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and, behold, the bushהַסְּנֶה֙ha.se.NehH5572burnedבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197with fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,and the bushוְהַסְּנֶ֖הve.ha.se.NehH5572wasnot consumedאֻכָּֽל׃'u.KalH398.

3And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will now turn asideאָסֻֽרָה־'a.su.rah-H5493,and seeוְאֶרְאֶ֔הve.'er.'EhH7200this greatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419sightהַמַּרְאֶ֥הha.mar.'EhH4758,whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069the bushהַסְּנֶֽה׃ha.se.NehH5572is not burntיִבְעַ֥רyiv.'ArH1197.

4And when Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that he turned asideסָ֣רsarH5493to seeלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200,Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121unto him out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the bushהַסְּנֶ֗הha.se.NehH5572,and saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here am I.

5And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Draw not nighתִּקְרַ֣בtik.RavH7126hitherהֲלֹ֑םha.LomH1988:put offשַׁל־shal-H5394thy shoesנְעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ne.'a.Lei.khaH5275from off thy feetרַגְלֶ֔יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272,for the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereonאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thou standestעוֹמֵ֣דo.MedH5975isholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944groundאַדְמַת־'ad.mat-H127.

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