And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
WEB
So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?”
YLT
And Moses saith, `Let me turn aside, I pray thee, and I see this great appearance; wherefore is the bush not burned?'
DBT
And Moses said, Let me now turn aside and see this great sight, why the thorn-bush is not burnt.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentExodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
- Author
- Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
- Date
- 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus