² There the angel of the Lord^(A) appeared to him in flames of fire^(B) from within a bush.^(C) Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. ³ So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”

⁴ When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called^(D) to him from within the bush,^(E) “Moses! Moses!”

And Moses said, “Here I am.”^(F)

⁵ “Do not come any closer,”^(G) God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”^{(H) 6} Then he said, “I am the God of your father,^[a] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.”^(I) At this, Moses hid^(J) his face, because he was afraid to look at God.^(K)

²² He then presented the other ram, the ram for the ordination,^(A) and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.^(B)

²³ Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.^(A)

¹⁵ The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites.^(A) You must listen to him.