Exodus 3:1-6

Expanded Bible

The Burning Bush

3 One day Moses was ·taking care of [shepherding; grazing] Jethro’s flock. (Jethro was the priest of Midian and also Moses’ father-in-law.) When Moses led the flock to the west side of the ·desert [wilderness], he came to ·Sinai [^LHoreb; ^Canother name for Mount Sinai], the mountain of God. ² There the ·angel [messenger] of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire coming out of a bush. Moses saw that the bush was on fire, but it was not ·burning up [consumed]. ³ So Moses said, “I will ·go closer to [^Lturn aside to see] this ·strange [or marvelous; great] thing. ·How can a bush continue burning without burning up [Why does not the bush burn]?”

⁴ When the Lord saw Moses was ·coming [^Lturning aside] to look at it, God called to him from the bush, “Moses, Moses!”

And Moses said, “Here I am.”

⁵ Then God said, “Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals [^Lfrom your feet], because the place where you are standing is holy ground. ⁶ I am the God of your ·ancestors [fathers; ^Lfather]—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Moses ·covered [hid] his face because he was afraid to look at God.