Exodus 3:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אַל־תִּקְרַ֣ב הֲלֹ֑ם שַׁל־נְעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ מֵעַ֣ל רַגְלֶ֔יךָ כִּ֣י הַמָּק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתָּה֙ עוֹמֵ֣ד עָלָ֔יו אַדְמַת־קֹ֖דֶשׁ הֽוּא׃

Transliteration

Wayyōʾmer not-tiqraḇ hălōm šal-ne'āleḵā from-'al raḡleḵā for hammāqōm that ʾattāh 'ōmēd 'ālāw ʾadmat-qōdeš hûʾ.

Grammar Details

*Wayyōʾmer*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*tiqraḇ*: imperfect, 2nd masculine singular, jussive - come near
*hălōm*: adverb - here/hither
*šal*: imperative, masculine singular - take off
*ne'āleḵā*: noun, feminine dual with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your sandals
*'al*: preposition - from upon
*raḡleḵā*: noun, feminine dual with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your feet
*hammāqōm*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the place
*ʾattāh*: pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you
*'ōmēd*: participle, masculine singular - standing
*'ālāw*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - on it
*ʾadmat*: noun, feminine singular construct - ground of
*qōdeš*: noun, masculine singular - holiness/sacredness
*hûʾ*: pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - it

Word Meanings

*tiqraḇ*: come near/approach/draw near
*hălōm*: here/hither/this way
*šal*: take off/remove/draw off
*hammāqōm*: the place/location/site
*'ōmēd*: standing/remaining/positioned
*ʾadmat*: ground/soil/earth of

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Josh 5:15 : 15 And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
Acts 7:33 : 33 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
Eccl 5:1 : 1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
Exod 19:12 : 12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:
Exod 19:21 : 21 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
Lev 10:3 : 3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
Heb 12:20 : 20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
Gen 28:16-17 : 16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not. 17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

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