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.'


In Context

2 and there appeareth unto him a messenger of Jehovah in a flame of fire, out of the midst of the bush, and he seeth, and lo, the bush is burning with fire, and the bush is not consumed.

3 And Moses saith, 'Let me turn aside, I pray thee, and I see this great appearance; wherefore is the bush not burned?'

4 and Jehovah seeth that he hath turned aside to see, and God calleth unto him out of the midst of the bush, and saith, 'Moses, Moses;' and he saith, 'Here am I.'

5 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.'

6 He saith also, 'I am the God of thy father, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob;' and Moses hideth his face, for he is afraid to look towards God.

7 And Jehovah saith, 'I have certainly seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and their cry I have heard, because of its exactors, for I have known its pains;

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 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 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.