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


In Context

2 And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

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

4 And when Jehovah 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 Jehovah said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

Exodus 3:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:5"Do not come any closer," God said. "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:5And he said: Come not nigh hither, put off the shoes from thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: loose thy sandals from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5And he said, Approach not hither: put off thy shoes from thy feet, for the place on which thou standest is holy ground.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5He said, |Don't come close. Take your sandals off of your feet, for the place you are standing on is holy ground.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5And He saith, 'Come not near hither: cast thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place on which thou art standing is holy ground.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:5And he said, Draw not near here: put off your shoes from off your feet, for the place where on you stand is holy ground.