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Exodus 3:3
And Moses said, I will go and see this strange thing, why the tree is not burned up,
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Hebrew Names Version
Moshe said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Moshe said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
King James Version
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Lexham English Bible
And Moses said, "Let me turn aside and see this great sight. Why does the bush not burn up?"
And Moses said, "Let me turn aside and see this great sight. Why does the bush not burn up?"
New Century Version
So he said, "I will go closer to this strange thing. How can a bush continue burning without burning up?"
So he said, "I will go closer to this strange thing. How can a bush continue burning without burning up?"
New English Translation
So Moses thought, "I will turn aside to see this amazing sight. Why does the bush not burn up?"
So Moses thought, "I will turn aside to see this amazing sight. Why does the bush not burn up?"
Amplified Bible
So Moses said, "I must turn away [from the flock] and see this great sight—why the bush is not burned up."
So Moses said, "I must turn away [from the flock] and see this great sight—why the bush is not burned up."
New American Standard Bible
So Moses said, "I must turn aside and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burning up!"
So Moses said, "I must turn aside and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burning up!"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore Moses saide, I will turne aside nowe, and see this great sight, why the bush burneth not.
Therefore Moses saide, I will turne aside nowe, and see this great sight, why the bush burneth not.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Moses said, "I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burned up?"
So Moses said, "I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burned up?"
Contemporary English Version
"This is strange!" he said to himself. "I'll go over and see why the bush isn't burning up."
"This is strange!" he said to himself. "I'll go over and see why the bush isn't burning up."
Complete Jewish Bible
Moshe said, "I'm going to go over and see this amazing sight and find out why the bush isn't being burned up."
Moshe said, "I'm going to go over and see this amazing sight and find out why the bush isn't being burned up."
Darby Translation
And Moses said, Let me now turn aside and see this great sight, why the thorn-bush is not burnt.
And Moses said, Let me now turn aside and see this great sight, why the thorn-bush is not burnt.
Easy-to-Read Version
So he decided to go closer to the bush and see how a bush could continue burning without being burned up.
So he decided to go closer to the bush and see how a bush could continue burning without being burned up.
English Standard Version
And Moses said, "I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned."
And Moses said, "I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned."
George Lamsa Translation
And Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.
And Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.
Good News Translation
"This is strange," he thought. "Why isn't the bush burning up? I will go closer and see."
"This is strange," he thought. "Why isn't the bush burning up? I will go closer and see."
Christian Standard Bible®
So Moses thought, “I must go over and look at this remarkable sight. Why isn’t the bush burning up?”
So Moses thought, “I must go over and look at this remarkable sight. Why isn’t the bush burning up?”
Literal Translation
And Moses said, I will turn aside now and see this great sight, why the thorn bush is not burned up.
And Moses said, I will turn aside now and see this great sight, why the thorn bush is not burned up.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and saide: I wil go hence, and se this greate sight, why ye bush is not brent.
and saide: I wil go hence, and se this greate sight, why ye bush is not brent.
American Standard Version
And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therfore Moyses sayde: I wyll go nowe and see this great syght, howe it commeth that the busshe burneth not.
Therfore Moyses sayde: I wyll go nowe and see this great syght, howe it commeth that the busshe burneth not.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Moses said: 'I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.'
And Moses said: 'I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.'
King James Version (1611)
And Moses saide, I will nowe turne aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
And Moses saide, I will nowe turne aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Moses said, I will go near and see this great sight, why the bush is not consumed.
And Moses said, I will go near and see this great sight, why the bush is not consumed.
English Revised Version
And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Berean Standard Bible
So Moses thought, "I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?"
So Moses thought, "I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Moyses seide, Y schal go and schal se this greet siyt, whi the buysch is not forbrent.
Therfor Moyses seide, Y schal go and schal se this greet siyt, whi the buysch is not forbrent.
Young's Literal Translation
And Moses saith, `Let me turn aside, I pray thee, and I see this great appearance; wherefore is the bush not burned?'
And Moses saith, `Let me turn aside, I pray thee, and I see this great appearance; wherefore is the bush not burned?'
Update Bible Version
And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
World English Bible
Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
New King James Version
Then Moses said, "I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn."
Then Moses said, "I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn."
New Living Translation
"This is amazing," Moses said to himself. "Why isn't that bush burning up? I must go see it."
"This is amazing," Moses said to himself. "Why isn't that bush burning up? I must go see it."
New Life Bible
So Moses said, "I must step aside and see this great thing, why the bush is not being burned up."
So Moses said, "I must step aside and see this great thing, why the bush is not being burned up."
New Revised Standard
Then Moses said, "I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up."
Then Moses said, "I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Moses said, Let me turn aside, pray, and see this great sight, - why the thorn-bush, doth not burn up.
And, Moses said, Let me turn aside, pray, and see this great sight, - why the thorn-bush, doth not burn up.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses said: I will go, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
And Moses said: I will go, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Revised Standard Version
And Moses said, "I will turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt."
And Moses said, "I will turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt."
THE MESSAGE
Moses said, "What's going on here? I can't believe this! Amazing! Why doesn't the bush burn up?"
Moses said, "What's going on here? I can't believe this! Amazing! Why doesn't the bush burn up?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Moses said, "I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burned up."
So Moses said, "I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burned up."
Contextual Overview
1 Now Moses was looking after the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he took the flock to the back of the waste land and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the angel of the Lord was seen by him in a flame of fire coming out of a thorn-tree: and he saw that the tree was on fire, but it was not burned up. 3 And Moses said, I will go and see this strange thing, why the tree is not burned up, 4 And when the Lord saw him turning to one side to see, God said his name out of the tree, crying, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. 5 And he said, Do not come near: take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you are is holy. 6 And he said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses kept his face covered for fear of looking on God.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Job 37:14, Psalms 107:8, Psalms 111:2-4, Acts 7:31
Reciprocal: Genesis 15:17 - smoking Genesis 46:2 - Jacob Exodus 19:21 - break Daniel 10:8 - I was Luke 2:15 - Let
Cross-References
Genesis 3:12
And the man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me the fruit of the tree and I took it.
And the man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me the fruit of the tree and I took it.
Genesis 3:13
And the Lord God said to the woman, What have you done? And the woman said, I was tricked by the deceit of the snake and I took it.
And the Lord God said to the woman, What have you done? And the woman said, I was tricked by the deceit of the snake and I took it.
Genesis 3:16
To the woman he said, Great will be your pain in childbirth; in sorrow will your children come to birth; still your desire will be for your husband, but he will be your master.
To the woman he said, Great will be your pain in childbirth; in sorrow will your children come to birth; still your desire will be for your husband, but he will be your master.
Genesis 3:17
And to Adam he said, Because you gave ear to the voice of your wife and took of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take, the earth is cursed on your account; in pain you will get your food from it all your life.
And to Adam he said, Because you gave ear to the voice of your wife and took of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take, the earth is cursed on your account; in pain you will get your food from it all your life.
Genesis 20:6
And God said to him in the dream, I see that you have done this with an upright heart, and I have kept you from sinning against me: for this reason I did not let you come near her.
And God said to him in the dream, I see that you have done this with an upright heart, and I have kept you from sinning against me: for this reason I did not let you come near her.
1 Chronicles 16:22
Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.
Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.
Job 1:11
But now, put out your hand against all he has, and he will be cursing you to your face.
But now, put out your hand against all he has, and he will be cursing you to your face.
Job 2:5
But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face.
But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face.
Job 19:21
Have pity on me, have pity on me, O my friends! for the hand of God is on me.
Have pity on me, have pity on me, O my friends! for the hand of God is on me.
1 Corinthians 7:1
Now, as to the things in your letter to me: It is good for a man to have nothing to do with a woman.
Now, as to the things in your letter to me: It is good for a man to have nothing to do with a woman.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Moses said, I will now turn aside,.... From the place where he was, and the flock he was feeding, and get nearer to the bush, which seems to have been on one side of him and not directly before him:
and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt; inquire into, and find out, if he could, the reason of this strange and amazing sight; how it could be that a bush should be on fire and yet not burnt up, which might have been expected would have been destroyed at once; for what is a thorn or bramble bush to devouring flames of fire, as these appeared to be?
