Exodus 3:5

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.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Josh 5:15 : 15 The commander of the LORD’s army answered Joshua,“Remove your sandals from your feet, because the place where you stand is holy.” Joshua did so.
  • Acts 7:33 : 33 But the Lord said to him,‘Take the sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
  • Eccl 5:1 : 1 Rash Vows(4:17) Be careful what you do when you go to the temple of God; draw near to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice like fools, for they do not realize that they are doing wrong.
  • Exod 19:12 : 12 You must set boundaries for the people all around, saying,‘Take heed to yourselves not to go up on the mountain nor touch its edge. Whoever touches the mountain will surely be put to death!
  • Exod 19:21 : 21 The LORD said to Moses,“Go down and solemnly warn the people, lest they force their way through to the LORD to look, and many of them perish.
  • Lev 10:3 : 3 Moses then said to Aaron,“This is what the LORD spoke:‘Among the ones close to me I will show myself holy, and in the presence of all the people I will be honored.’” So Aaron kept silent.
  • Heb 12:20 : 20 For they could not bear what was commanded:“If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
  • Gen 28:16-17 : 16 Then Jacob woke up and thought,“Surely the LORD is in this place, but I did not realize it!” 17 He was afraid and said,“What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else than the house of God! This is the gate of heaven!”

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    31When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and when he approached to investigate, there came the voice of the Lord,

    32‘I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look more closely.

    33But the Lord said to him,‘Take the sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

  • Exod 3:1-4
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    1Now Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.

    2The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from within a bush. He looked– and the bush was ablaze with fire, but it was not being consumed!

    3So Moses thought,“I will turn aside to see this amazing sight. Why does the bush not burn up?”

    4When the LORD saw that he had turned aside to look, God called to him from within the bush and said,“Moses, Moses!” And Moses said,“Here I am.”

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    6He added,“I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Then Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.

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    15The commander of the LORD’s army answered Joshua,“Remove your sandals from your feet, because the place where you stand is holy.” Joshua did so.

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    3Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain,“Thus you will tell the house of Jacob, and declare to the people of Israel:

  • Exod 19:23-24
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    23Moses said to the LORD,“The people are not able to come up to Mount Sinai, because you solemnly warned us,‘Set boundaries for the mountain and set it apart.’”

    24The LORD said to him,“Go, get down, and come up, and Aaron with you, but do not let the priests and the people force their way through to come up to the LORD, lest he break through against them.”

  • Exod 33:20-21
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    17Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their place at the foot of the mountain.

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    20Moses said to the people,“Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you so that you do not sin.”

    21The people kept their distance, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.

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    21In fact, the scene was so terrifying that Moses said,“I shudder with fear.”

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    20The LORD came down on Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain, and the LORD summoned Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

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    2Moses alone may come near the LORD, but the others must not come near, nor may the people go up with him.”

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    18And Moses said,“Show me your glory.”

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    45for I am the LORD who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God, and you are to be holy because I am holy.