Exodus 3:3 Go deeper

And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Exodus 3:3 word 1

מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMoses

Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Moses

Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 3:3 word 2

אָסֻֽרָה\־'a.su.rah-I will turn aside

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: to turn aside: turn aside

Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Exodus 3:4, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 32:8, Deuteronomy 2:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493I; TAHOT Exodus 3:3 word 3

נָּ֣אna'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Exodus 3:3 word 4

וְאֶרְאֶ֔הve.'er.'Ehso I may see

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqu1cs)

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 3:3 word 5

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 3:3 word 6

הַמַּרְאֶ֥הha.mar.'Ehthe sight

Lemma: מַרְאֶה (mar.eh) · Strong's: H4758

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: appearance

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4758; TAHOT Exodus 3:3 word 7

הַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.Dol<the> great

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: great: large

Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Exodus 3:3 word 8

הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh<the> this

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Exodus 3:3 word 9

מַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'why?

Lemma: מַדּוּעַ (mad.du.a) · Strong's: H4069

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: why?

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 26:27, Genesis 40:7, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 2:18, Exodus 5:14, Exodus 18:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4069; TAHOT Exodus 3:3 word 10

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 3:3 word 11

יִבְעַ֥רyiv.'Aris it burning

Lemma: בָּעַר (ba.ar) · Strong's: H1197A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to burn: burn

Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 3:2, Exodus 22:6, Exodus 35:3, Leviticus 6:12, Numbers 11:1, Numbers 11:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1197A; TAHOT Exodus 3:3 word 12

הַסְּנֶֽה\׃ha.se.Nehthe bush

Lemma: סְנֶה (se.neh) · Strong's: H5572

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: bush

Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 3:2, Exodus 3:4, Deuteronomy 33:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5572; TAHOT Exodus 3:3 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So Moses	→	מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses
thought	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
I must go over	→	סוּר H5493I to turn aside: turn aside
. . .	→	נָא H4994 please
and see	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
this	→	זֶה H2088 this
marvelous	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
sight	→	מַרְאֶה H4758 appearance
Why is	→	מַדּוּעַ H4069 why?
the bush	→	סְנֶה H5572 bush
not	→	לֹא H3808 not
burning up	→	בָּעַר H1197A to burn: burn

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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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