Exodus 3:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 3:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּקְרַ֣ב
qârab
H7126
to approach
הֲלֹ֑ם
hălôm
H1988
here
שַׁל
nâshal
H5394
to slip off
נְעָלֶ֨יךָ֙
naʻal
H5275
sandal
מֵעַ֣ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רַגְלֶ֔יךָ
regel
H7272
foot
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
הַמָּק֗וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אַתָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
עוֹמֵ֣ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
עָלָ֔יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
אַדְמַת
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
קֹ֖דֶשׁ
qôdesh
H6944
holiness
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, "Don't come close. Take off your sandals from off your feet, for the place you are standing on is holy ground."
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “You must not come close to here. Take your sandals off from on your feet, for the place on which you are standing, it is holy ground.”
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