Exodus 3:5

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““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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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“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.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 3:5 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 28:16When Jacob woke up, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”
  2. Genesis 28:17And 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!”
  3. Exodus 4:28And Moses told Aaron everything the LORD had sent him to say, and all the signs He had commanded him to perform.
  4. Exodus 19:12And 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.
  5. Exodus 19:21and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.
  6. Leviticus 10:3Then 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.
  7. Joshua 5:15The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
  8. Ecclesiastes 5:1Guard 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.
  9. Acts 7:33Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
  10. Hebrews 12:20For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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