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And the angel of the LORD 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. (KJV)
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וַ֠יֵּרָאVai.ye.ra'and he appeared
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Exodus 3:2 word 1
מַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'Akh[the] angel of
Lemma: מַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) · Strong's: H4397H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: messenger: angel
Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 16:7, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 16:11, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4397H; TAHOT Exodus 3:2 word 2
יְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 3:2 word 3
אֵלָ֛יו'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 3:2 word 4
בְּלַבַּת\־be.la.bat-in a flame of
Lemma: לַבָּה (lab.bah) · Strong's: H3827
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: flame
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3827; TAHOT Exodus 3:2 word 5
אֵ֖שׁ'eshfire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 9:23, Exodus 9:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Exodus 3:2 word 6
מִתּ֣וֹךְmi.Tokhfrom [the] middle of
Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: midst
Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Exodus 3:2 word 7
הַסְּנֶ֑הha.se.Nehthe bush
Lemma: סְנֶה (se.neh) · Strong's: H5572
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: bush
Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 3:3, Exodus 3:4, Deuteronomy 33:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5572; TAHOT Exodus 3:2 word 8
וַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'and he saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Exodus 3:2 word 9
וְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.Nehand there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Exodus 3:2 word 10
הַסְּנֶה֙ha.se.Nehthe bush
Lemma: סְנֶה (se.neh) · Strong's: H5572
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: bush
Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 3:3, Exodus 3:4, Deuteronomy 33:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5572; TAHOT Exodus 3:2 word 11
בֹּעֵ֣רbo.'Er[was] burning
Lemma: בָּעַר (ba.ar) · Strong's: H1197A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to burn: burn
Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 3:3, Exodus 22:6, Exodus 35:3, Leviticus 6:12, Numbers 11:1, Numbers 11:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1197A; TAHOT Exodus 3:2 word 12
בָּאֵ֔שׁba.'Eshwith <the> fire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 9:23, Exodus 9:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Exodus 3:2 word 13
וְהַסְּנֶ֖הve.ha.se.Nehand the bush
Lemma: סְנֶה (se.neh) · Strong's: H5572
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: bush
Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 3:3, Exodus 3:4, Deuteronomy 33:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5572; TAHOT Exodus 3:2 word 14
אֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nunot it
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Exodus 3:2 word 15
אֻכָּֽל\׃'u.Kal[was] consumed
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsmsa)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Exodus 3:2 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| There the angel | → | מַלְאָךְ H4397H messenger: angel |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| appeared | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| to him | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| in a blazing | → | לַבָּה H3827 flame |
| fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| from within | → | תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst |
| a bush | → | סְנֶה H5572 bush |
| Moses saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| . . . | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| the bush | → | סְנֶה H5572 bush |
| ablaze | → | בָּעַר H1197A to burn: burn |
| with fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| . . . | → | סְנֶה H5572 bush |
| but it was not | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| consumed | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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