Exodus 3:5
“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
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
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
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Commentary
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| אַל־ | 'al- | may not | H408 → |
| תִּקְרַ֣ב | tik.Rav | you draw near | H7126 → |
| הֲלֹ֑ם | ha.Lom | here | H1988 → |
| שַׁל־ | shal- | take off | H5394 → |
| נְעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ | ne.'a.Lei.kha | sandals your | H5275 → |
| מֵעַ֣ל | me.'Al | from on | H5921 → |
| רַגְלֶ֔יךָ | rag.Lei.kha | feet your | H7272 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| הַמָּק֗וֹם | ha.ma.Kom | the place | H4725 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| אַתָּה֙ | 'a.Tah | you | H859 → |
| עוֹמֵ֣ד | o.Med | [are] standing | H5975 → |
| עָלָ֔יו | 'a.Lav | on it | H5921 → |
| אַדְמַת־ | 'ad.mat- | [is] ground of | H127 → |
| קֹ֖דֶשׁ | Ko.desh | holiness | H6944 → |
| הֽוּא׃ | Hu' | it | H1931 → |
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