Exodus 3:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.”

Exodus 3:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 3:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 3:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He said, “Don’t come close. Take off your sandals, for the place you are standing on is holy ground.””

Exodus 3:5 — World English Bible

Exodus 3:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. ”

Exodus 3:5 — American Standard Version

Exodus 3:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And He saith, `Come not near hither: cast thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place on which thou art standing is holy ground.'”

Exodus 3:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 3:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he said, Draw not nigh hither: loose thy sandals from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. ”

Exodus 3:5 — Darby Translation

Exodus 3:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then he saide, Come not hither, put thy shooes off thy feete: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.”

Exodus 3:5 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 3:5 in Context — Exodus 3

3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

4 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.

5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

7 And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

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What Does Exodus 3:5 Mean?

Exodus 3:5 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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