Acts 7:31

Simplified Cowboy Version

Moses couldn't believe his eyes and went over to get a better look. When he got close, God said,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight. As he was approaching to look at it, the voice of the Lord came:

King James Version (1611)
When Moses saw it, he wondred at the sight: and as he drew neere to behold it, the voyce of the Lord came vnto him,

King James Version
When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,

English Standard Version
When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and as he drew near to look, there came the voice of the Lord:

New American Standard Bible
"When Moses saw it, he was astonished at the sight; and as he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came:

New Century Version
When Moses saw this, he was amazed and went near to look closer. Moses heard the Lord's voice say,

Amplified Bible
"When Moses saw it, he was astonished at the sight; but as he went near to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came [to him, saying]:

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he approached to look more closely, there came the voice of the Lord:

Legacy Standard Bible
When Moses saw it, he was marveling at the sight; and as he approached to look more closely, there came the voice of the Lord:

Berean Standard Bible
When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him:

Contemporary English Version
Moses was surprised by what he saw. He went closer to get a better look, and the Lord said,

Complete Jewish Bible
When Moshe saw this, he was amazed at the sight; and as he approached to get a better look, there came the voice of Adonai ,

Darby Translation
And Moses seeing it wondered at the vision; and as he went up to consider it, there was a voice of [the] Lord,

Easy-to-Read Version
When Moses saw this, he was amazed. He went near to look closer at it. He heard a voice; it was the Lord's.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And when Moses sawe it, hee wondred at the sight: and as he drew neere to consider it, the voyce of the Lord came vnto him, saying,

George Lamsa Translation
When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to look at it, the LORD spoke to him in a loud voice,

Good News Translation
Moses was amazed by what he saw, and went near the bush to get a better look. But he heard the Lord's voice:

Lexham English Bible
And when Moses saw it, he was astonished at the sight, and when he approached to look at it, the voice of the Lord came:

Literal Translation
And seeing, Moses marveled at the sight. And he coming up to look, a voice of the Lord came to him:

American Standard Version
And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord,

Bible in Basic English
And Moses, seeing it, was full of wonder, and when he came up to have a nearer view of it, the voice of the Lord came to him, saying,

Hebrew Names Version
When Moshe saw it, he wondered at the sight. As he came close to see, a voice of the Lord came to him,

International Standard Version
When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and when he approached to look at it, the voice of the Lord said,came">[fn]

Etheridge Translation
And while Musha looked, he wondered at the sight. And as he drew near to gaze, the Lord spake to him with the voice:

Murdock Translation
And when Moses saw [fn] , he admired the sight: and as he drew near to behold [fn] , the Lord said to him, audibly:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
When Moyses sawe it, he wondred at ye sight: And as he drue neare to behold, the voyce of the Lord came vnto hym.

English Revised Version
And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord,

World English Bible
When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight. As he came close to see, a voice of the Lord came to him,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And Moses seeing it, wondered at the sight. But as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came to him, I am the God of thy fathers,

Weymouth's New Testament
When Moses saw this he wondered at the sight; but on his going up to look further, the voice of the Lord was heard, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Moises siy, and wondride on the siyt. And whanne he neiyede to biholde, the vois of the Lord was maad to hym,

Update Bible Version
And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to look, there came a voice of the Lord,

Webster's Bible Translation
When Moses saw [it], he wondered at the sight; and as he drew near to behold [it], the voice of the Lord came to him,

New English Translation
When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and when he approached to investigate, there came the voice of the Lord,

New King James Version
When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he drew near to observe, the voice of the Lord came to him,

New Living Translation
When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight. As he went to take a closer look, the voice of the Lord called out to him,

New Life Bible
He was surprised and wondered when he saw it. He went up close to see it better. Then he heard the voice of the Lord speak to him.

New Revised Standard
When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight; and as he approached to look, there came the voice of the Lord:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Moses, seeing it, marvelled at the sight; and, as he was going near to observe, there came a voice of the Lord -

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses seeing it wondered at the sight. And as he drew near to view it, the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying:

Revised Standard Version
When Moses saw it he wondered at the sight; and as he drew near to look, the voice of the Lord came,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
When Moses sawe it he wondred at the syght. And as he drue neare to beholde the voyce of the Lorde came vnto him:

Young's Literal Translation
and Moses having seen did wonder at the sight; and he drawing near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord unto him,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Wha Moses sawe it, he wondred at the sighte. But as he drue nye to beholde, ye voyce of ye LORDE came vnto him:

Mace New Testament (1729)
Moses was astonished at this vision: and as he drew near to observe it, he heard the voice of the Lord, which said to him,

Contextual Overview

³⁰"Forty years later, an angel showed himself to Moses in the form of a burning bush. This was in the desert country near Mount Sinai. ³¹Moses couldn't believe his eyes and went over to get a better look. When he got close, God said, ³²'I am the God of all your daddies. I am the God of Abe, Isaac, and Jake.' Moses was shakin' like a newborn calf in a snowstorm and didn't even dare look. ³³"Then God said to him, 'Take your boots off, cowboy. The land you are standin' on is holy. ³⁴I've seen what the Egyptians have been doing to my kids. I have heard their cries for help, and I'm coming. I'm coming to rescue them by ridin' with you. Now head back to Egypt.' ³⁵"Now this is the same Moses who the Israelites had mocked by asking him, 'Who made you cow boss of this outfit?' He was sent back by God to be their cow boss and rescuer. ³⁶It's a long story, but God did many miraculous things through Moses as he led all his people out of Egypt by way of the Red Sea and the barren wilderness. ³⁷"This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, 'God is going to send another cow boss and rescuer like me from your own people.' ³⁸Now these words didn't come from himself, but from an angel who'd given them to him. The angel didn't just give Moses the words to give to our ancestors, but to us today, too. ³⁹"But those Israelites he was leadin' turned their back on Moses. They wanted to go back to Egypt and be slaves.

Bible Verse Review
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and as: Exodus 3:3, Exodus 3:4

Reciprocal: Numbers 12:7 - My servant Hosea 6:5 - have I

Gill's Notes on the Bible

When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight,.... To see a bush on fire was no extraordinary thing; but to see a bush on fire, and yet not consumed by it, which was the case here, was wonderful indeed: and that an angel of the Lord, or the Lord himself, should appear in it, made it still more amazing; though, as yet, this was not observed by Moses, only the former; and which struck him with wonder, and excited his curiosity:

and as he drew near to behold it; to take a more exact view of it, and satisfy himself with the truth of it, and, if it was possible, to find out the reason why it was not burnt:

the voice of the Lord came unto him; to his ears, out of the bush, and expressed the following words.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He wondered ... - What particularly attracted his attention was the fact that the bush was not consumed, Exodus 3:2-3.

The voice of the Lord - Yahweh spake to him from the midst of the bush. He did not see him. He merely heard a voice.