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the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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THE MESSAGE
Exodus 3:3
Moses said, "What's going on here? I can't believe this! Amazing! Why doesn't the bush burn up?"
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Hebrew Names Version
Moshe said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Moshe said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
King James Version
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Lexham English Bible
And Moses said, "Let me turn aside and see this great sight. Why does the bush not burn up?"
And Moses said, "Let me turn aside and see this great sight. Why does the bush not burn up?"
New Century Version
So he said, "I will go closer to this strange thing. How can a bush continue burning without burning up?"
So he said, "I will go closer to this strange thing. How can a bush continue burning without burning up?"
New English Translation
So Moses thought, "I will turn aside to see this amazing sight. Why does the bush not burn up?"
So Moses thought, "I will turn aside to see this amazing sight. Why does the bush not burn up?"
Amplified Bible
So Moses said, "I must turn away [from the flock] and see this great sight—why the bush is not burned up."
So Moses said, "I must turn away [from the flock] and see this great sight—why the bush is not burned up."
New American Standard Bible
So Moses said, "I must turn aside and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burning up!"
So Moses said, "I must turn aside and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burning up!"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore Moses saide, I will turne aside nowe, and see this great sight, why the bush burneth not.
Therefore Moses saide, I will turne aside nowe, and see this great sight, why the bush burneth not.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Moses said, "I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burned up?"
So Moses said, "I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burned up?"
Contemporary English Version
"This is strange!" he said to himself. "I'll go over and see why the bush isn't burning up."
"This is strange!" he said to himself. "I'll go over and see why the bush isn't burning up."
Complete Jewish Bible
Moshe said, "I'm going to go over and see this amazing sight and find out why the bush isn't being burned up."
Moshe said, "I'm going to go over and see this amazing sight and find out why the bush isn't being burned up."
Darby Translation
And Moses said, Let me now turn aside and see this great sight, why the thorn-bush is not burnt.
And Moses said, Let me now turn aside and see this great sight, why the thorn-bush is not burnt.
Easy-to-Read Version
So he decided to go closer to the bush and see how a bush could continue burning without being burned up.
So he decided to go closer to the bush and see how a bush could continue burning without being burned up.
English Standard Version
And Moses said, "I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned."
And Moses said, "I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned."
George Lamsa Translation
And Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.
And Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.
Good News Translation
"This is strange," he thought. "Why isn't the bush burning up? I will go closer and see."
"This is strange," he thought. "Why isn't the bush burning up? I will go closer and see."
Christian Standard Bible®
So Moses thought, “I must go over and look at this remarkable sight. Why isn’t the bush burning up?”
So Moses thought, “I must go over and look at this remarkable sight. Why isn’t the bush burning up?”
Literal Translation
And Moses said, I will turn aside now and see this great sight, why the thorn bush is not burned up.
And Moses said, I will turn aside now and see this great sight, why the thorn bush is not burned up.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and saide: I wil go hence, and se this greate sight, why ye bush is not brent.
and saide: I wil go hence, and se this greate sight, why ye bush is not brent.
American Standard Version
And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Bible in Basic English
And Moses said, I will go and see this strange thing, why the tree is not burned up,
And Moses said, I will go and see this strange thing, why the tree is not burned up,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therfore Moyses sayde: I wyll go nowe and see this great syght, howe it commeth that the busshe burneth not.
Therfore Moyses sayde: I wyll go nowe and see this great syght, howe it commeth that the busshe burneth not.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Moses said: 'I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.'
And Moses said: 'I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.'
King James Version (1611)
And Moses saide, I will nowe turne aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
And Moses saide, I will nowe turne aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Moses said, I will go near and see this great sight, why the bush is not consumed.
And Moses said, I will go near and see this great sight, why the bush is not consumed.
English Revised Version
And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Berean Standard Bible
So Moses thought, "I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?"
So Moses thought, "I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Moyses seide, Y schal go and schal se this greet siyt, whi the buysch is not forbrent.
Therfor Moyses seide, Y schal go and schal se this greet siyt, whi the buysch is not forbrent.
Young's Literal Translation
And Moses saith, `Let me turn aside, I pray thee, and I see this great appearance; wherefore is the bush not burned?'
And Moses saith, `Let me turn aside, I pray thee, and I see this great appearance; wherefore is the bush not burned?'
Update Bible Version
And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
World English Bible
Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
New King James Version
Then Moses said, "I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn."
Then Moses said, "I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn."
New Living Translation
"This is amazing," Moses said to himself. "Why isn't that bush burning up? I must go see it."
"This is amazing," Moses said to himself. "Why isn't that bush burning up? I must go see it."
New Life Bible
So Moses said, "I must step aside and see this great thing, why the bush is not being burned up."
So Moses said, "I must step aside and see this great thing, why the bush is not being burned up."
New Revised Standard
Then Moses said, "I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up."
Then Moses said, "I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Moses said, Let me turn aside, pray, and see this great sight, - why the thorn-bush, doth not burn up.
And, Moses said, Let me turn aside, pray, and see this great sight, - why the thorn-bush, doth not burn up.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses said: I will go, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
And Moses said: I will go, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
Revised Standard Version
And Moses said, "I will turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt."
And Moses said, "I will turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Moses said, "I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burned up."
So Moses said, "I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burned up."
Contextual Overview
1Moses was shepherding the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the west end of the wilderness and came to the mountain of God, Horeb. The angel of God appeared to him in flames of fire blazing out of the middle of a bush. He looked. The bush was blazing away but it didn't burn up. 3 Moses said, "What's going on here? I can't believe this! Amazing! Why doesn't the bush burn up?" 4 God saw that he had stopped to look. God called to him from out of the bush, "Moses! Moses!" He said, "Yes? I'm right here!" 5 God said, "Don't come any closer. Remove your sandals from your feet. You're standing on holy ground." 6 Then he said, "I am the God of your father: The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob." Moses hid his face, afraid to look at God.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Job 37:14, Psalms 107:8, Psalms 111:2-4, Acts 7:31
Reciprocal: Genesis 15:17 - smoking Genesis 46:2 - Jacob Exodus 19:21 - break Daniel 10:8 - I was Luke 2:15 - Let
Cross-References
Genesis 3:12
The Man said, "The Woman you gave me as a companion, she gave me fruit from the tree, and, yes, I ate it." God said to the Woman, "What is this that you've done?"
The Man said, "The Woman you gave me as a companion, she gave me fruit from the tree, and, yes, I ate it." God said to the Woman, "What is this that you've done?"
Genesis 3:13
"The serpent seduced me," she said, "and I ate."
"The serpent seduced me," she said, "and I ate."
Genesis 3:16
He told the Woman: "I'll multiply your pains in childbirth; you'll give birth to your babies in pain. You'll want to please your husband, but he'll lord it over you."
He told the Woman: "I'll multiply your pains in childbirth; you'll give birth to your babies in pain. You'll want to please your husband, but he'll lord it over you."
Genesis 3:17
He told the Man: "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree That I commanded you not to eat from, ‘Don't eat from this tree,' The very ground is cursed because of you; getting food from the ground Will be as painful as having babies is for your wife; you'll be working in pain all your life long. The ground will sprout thorns and weeds, you'll get your food the hard way, Planting and tilling and harvesting, sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk, Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and buried; you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt."
He told the Man: "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree That I commanded you not to eat from, ‘Don't eat from this tree,' The very ground is cursed because of you; getting food from the ground Will be as painful as having babies is for your wife; you'll be working in pain all your life long. The ground will sprout thorns and weeds, you'll get your food the hard way, Planting and tilling and harvesting, sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk, Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and buried; you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt."
Genesis 20:6
God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know your intentions were pure, that's why I kept you from sinning against me; I was the one who kept you from going to bed with her. So now give the man's wife back to him. He's a prophet and will pray for you—pray for your life. If you don't give her back, know that it's certain death both for you and everyone in your family."
God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know your intentions were pure, that's why I kept you from sinning against me; I was the one who kept you from going to bed with her. So now give the man's wife back to him. He's a prophet and will pray for you—pray for your life. If you don't give her back, know that it's certain death both for you and everyone in your family."
Job 1:11
"But what do you think would happen if you reached down and took away everything that is his? He'd curse you right to your face, that's what."
"But what do you think would happen if you reached down and took away everything that is his? He'd curse you right to your face, that's what."
Job 19:21
"Oh, friends, dear friends, take pity on me. God has come down hard on me! Do you have to be hard on me, too? Don't you ever tire of abusing me?
"Oh, friends, dear friends, take pity on me. God has come down hard on me! Do you have to be hard on me, too? Don't you ever tire of abusing me?
1 Corinthians 7:1
Now, getting down to the questions you asked in your letter to me. First, Is it a good thing to have sexual relations?
Now, getting down to the questions you asked in your letter to me. First, Is it a good thing to have sexual relations?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Moses said, I will now turn aside,.... From the place where he was, and the flock he was feeding, and get nearer to the bush, which seems to have been on one side of him and not directly before him:
and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt; inquire into, and find out, if he could, the reason of this strange and amazing sight; how it could be that a bush should be on fire and yet not burnt up, which might have been expected would have been destroyed at once; for what is a thorn or bramble bush to devouring flames of fire, as these appeared to be?
