Exodus 3:5 ““Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the pl…”

Exodus 3:5

“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

World English Bible

He said, “Don’t come close. Take off your sandals, for the place you are standing on is holy ground.”

American Standard Version

And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then he saide, Come not hither, put thy shooes off thy feete: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

Darby Translation

And he said, Draw not nigh hither: loose thy sandals from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

Young's Literal Translation

And He saith, 'Come not near hither: cast thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place on which thou art standing is holy ground.'

Bible in Basic English

And he said, Do not come near: take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you are is holy.

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Cross references

“Draw not”

Exodus 19:12 Hebrews 12:20 Exodus 19:21 Leviticus 10:3

Exodus 19:12 · BSB

And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.

Hebrews 12:20 · BSB

For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”

Exodus 19:21 · BSB

and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.

Leviticus 10:3 · BSB

Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.

“put off”

Joshua 5:15 Acts 7:33 Ecclesiastes 5:1 Genesis 28:16 Genesis 28:17

Joshua 5:15 · BSB

The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

Acts 7:33 · BSB

Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

Ecclesiastes 5:1 · BSB

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

Genesis 28:16 · BSB

When Jacob woke up, he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”

Genesis 28:17 · BSB

And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered.

6Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

Read Exodus 3