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


In Context

2 And the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he saw that the bush was on fire and was not burnt.

3 And Moses said: I will go and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

4 And when the Lord saw that he went forward to see, he called to him out of the midst of the bush, and said: Moses, Moses. And he answered: Here I am.

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

6 And he said: I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Moses hid his face: for he durst not look at God.

7 And the Lord said to him: I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of the rigour of them that are over the works:

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 American Standard 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 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.