Exodus 3:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 3:2

Moses at the Burning Bush

1 Now Moses was tending the flock of ^aJethro his father-in-law, ^bthe priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to ^cHoreb, ^dthe mountain of God.

2 And ^athe Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed.

3 Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this ^agreat sight, why the bush does not burn.”

4 So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called ^ato him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.”

5 Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. ^aTake your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.”

6 Moreover He said, ^a“I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for ^bhe was afraid to look upon God.

7 And the Lord said: ^a“I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry ^bbecause of their taskmasters, ^cfor I know their sorrows.

8 So ^aI have come down to ^bdeliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to ^ca good and large land, to a land ^dflowing with milk and honey, to the place of ^ethe Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 3:2

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American Standard Version
And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

Amplified® Bible
The Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, yet was not consumed.

Contemporary English Version
There an angel of the LORD appeared to him from a burning bush. Moses saw that the bush was on fire, but it was not burning up.

Darby English Version
And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a thorn-bush: and he looked, and behold, the thorn-bush burned with fire, and the thorn-bush was not being consumed.

Good News Bible
There the angel of the LORD appeared to him as a flame coming from the middle of a bush. Moses saw that the bush was on fire but that it was not burning up.

King James Version
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

New American Standard Bible
The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed.

New International Version
There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up.

New King James Version
And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, yet the bush did not burn up.

Revised Standard Version
And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and lo, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed.

Young's Literal Translation
and there appeareth unto him a messenger of Jehovah in a flame of fire, out of the midst of the bush, and he seeth, and lo, the bush is burning with fire, and the bush is not consumed.

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