Exodus 3:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he said, Do not draw near here; take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you stand 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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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 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.

• 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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he sayde: come not hither, but put thy shooes off thi fete: for the place whereon thou stondest is holy grounde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He sayde: Come not hither, put thy shues of thy fete, for the place where vpon thou stondest, is an wholy groude.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then he saide, Come not hither, put thy shooes off thy feete: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, "Don't come close. Take off your sandals from off your feet, for the place you are standing on is holy ground."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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 (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said, Do not come near: take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you are is holy.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said, "Don't come close. Take your sandals off of your feet, for the place you are standing on is holy ground."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Josh 5:15 : 15 And the captain of the LORD's army said to Joshua, Take your shoe off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy. And Joshua did so.
• Acts 7:33 : 33 Then the Lord said to him, Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.
• Eccl 5:1 : 1 Keep your foot when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to hear than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.
• Exod 19:12 : 12 And you shall set boundaries for the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that you do not go up into the mount, or touch the border of it; whoever touches the mount shall surely be put to death:
• Exod 19:21 : 21 And the LORD said to Moses, Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
• Lev 10:3 : 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, This is what the Lord spoke, saying, 'I will be sanctified in those who come near Me, and before all the people I will be glorified.' And Aaron remained silent.
• Heb 12:20 : 20 For they could not bear what was commanded: "And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned or shot with an arrow."
• Gen 28:16-17 : 16 And Jacob awoke from his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I did not know it. 17 And he was afraid, and said, How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.