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And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.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 3:5 word 1
אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Exodus 3:5 word 2
תִּקְרַ֣בtik.Ravyou draw near
Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)
Meaning: to present: come
Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 37:18, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 12:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7126G; TAHOT Exodus 3:5 word 3
הֲלֹ֑םha.Lomhere
Lemma: הֲלֹם (ha.lom) · Strong's: H1988
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: here
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Judges 18:3, Judges 20:7, Ruth 2:14, 1 Samuel 10:22, 1 Samuel 14:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1988; TAHOT Exodus 3:5 word 4
שַׁל\־shal-take off
Lemma: נָשַׁל (na.shal) · Strong's: H5394
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to slip
Used 7 times. Also: Deuteronomy 7:1, Deuteronomy 7:22, Deuteronomy 19:5, Deuteronomy 28:40, Joshua 5:15, 2 Kings 16:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5394; TAHOT Exodus 3:5 word 5
נְעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ne.'a.Lei.khasandals your
Lemma: נַ֫עַל (na.al) · Strong's: H5275
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: sandal
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Exodus 12:11, Deuteronomy 25:9, Deuteronomy 25:10, Deuteronomy 29:5, Joshua 5:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5275; TAHOT Exodus 3:5 word 6
מֵעַ֣לme.'Alfrom on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 3:5 word 7
רַגְלֶ֔יךָrag.Lei.khafeet your
Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: foot
Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT Exodus 3:5 word 8
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 3:5 word 9
הַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.Komthe place
Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: place
Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Exodus 3:5 word 10
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Exodus 3:5 word 11
אַתָּה֙'a.Tahyou
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Exodus 3:5 word 12
עוֹמֵ֣דo.Med[are] standing
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Exodus 3:5 word 13
עָלָ֔יו'a.Lavon it
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 3:5 word 14
אַדְמַת\־'ad.mat-[is] ground of
Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0127G; TAHOT Exodus 3:5 word 15
קֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshholiness
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: holiness
Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31, Exodus 26:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Exodus 3:5 word 16
הֽוּא\׃Hu'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Exodus 3:5 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| come | → | קָרַב H7126G to present: come |
| any closer | → | הֲלֹם H1988 here |
| [God] said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Take off | → | נָשַׁל H5394 to slip |
| your sandals | → | נַ֫עַל H5275 sandal |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the place | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
| where | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| you | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| are standing | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| is holy | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| ground | → | אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil |
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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