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Good News Translation
Exodus 3:3
"This is strange," he thought. "Why isn't the bush burning up? I will go closer and see."
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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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
And Moses said, I will go and see this strange thing, why the tree is not burned up,
And Moses said, I will go and see this strange thing, why the tree is not burned up,
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 One day while Moses was taking care of the sheep and goats of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, he led the flock across the desert and came to Sinai, the holy mountain. 2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him as a flame coming from the middle of a bush. Moses saw that the bush was on fire but that it was not burning up. 3 "This is strange," he thought. "Why isn't the bush burning up? I will go closer and see." 4 When the Lord saw that Moses was coming closer, he called to him from the middle of the bush and said, "Moses! Moses!" He answered, "Yes, here I am." 5 God said, "Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, because you are standing on holy ground. 6 I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." So Moses covered his face, because he was afraid to look at 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
The man answered, "The woman you put here with me gave me the fruit, and I ate it."
The man answered, "The woman you put here with me gave me the fruit, and I ate it."
Genesis 3:13
The Lord God asked the woman, "Why did you do this?" She replied, "The snake tricked me into eating it."
The Lord God asked the woman, "Why did you do this?" She replied, "The snake tricked me into eating it."
Genesis 3:16
And he said to the woman, "I will increase your trouble in pregnancy and your pain in giving birth. In spite of this, you will still have desire for your husband, yet you will be subject to him."
And he said to the woman, "I will increase your trouble in pregnancy and your pain in giving birth. In spite of this, you will still have desire for your husband, yet you will be subject to him."
Genesis 3:17
And he said to the man, "You listened to your wife and ate the fruit which I told you not to eat. Because of what you have done, the ground will be under a curse. You will have to work hard all your life to make it produce enough food for you.
And he said to the man, "You listened to your wife and ate the fruit which I told you not to eat. Because of what you have done, the ground will be under a curse. You will have to work hard all your life to make it produce enough food for you.
Genesis 20:6
God replied in the dream, "Yes, I know that you did it with a clear conscience; so I kept you from sinning against me and did not let you touch her.
God replied in the dream, "Yes, I know that you did it with a clear conscience; so I kept you from sinning against me and did not let you touch her.
1 Chronicles 16:22
"Don't harm my chosen servants; do not touch my prophets."
"Don't harm my chosen servants; do not touch my prophets."
Job 1:11
But now suppose you take away everything he has—he will curse you to your face!"
But now suppose you take away everything he has—he will curse you to your face!"
Job 2:5
But now suppose you hurt his body—he will curse you to your face!"
But now suppose you hurt his body—he will curse you to your face!"
Job 19:21
You are my friends! Take pity on me! The hand of God has struck me down.
You are my friends! Take pity on me! The hand of God has struck me down.
1 Corinthians 7:1
Now, to deal with the matters you wrote about. A man does well not to marry.
Now, to deal with the matters you wrote about. A man does well not to marry.
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?