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I must go see it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses said, “I must turn aside and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burning up!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Moses said, &#8220I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burned up.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Moses said, “I must turn aside now, and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burned up.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Moses said, “I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burned up?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Moses said, “I must turn away [from the flock] and see this great sight—why the bush is not burned up.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses thought, “I must go over and look at this remarkable sight. Why isn’t the bush burning up? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses thought: I must go over and look at this remarkable sight. Why isn&#8217t the bush burning up? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"This is strange!" he said to himself. "I'll go over and see why the bush isn't burning up." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So he thought, "Why isn't this bush burning up? I must go over there and see this strange sight."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"This is strange," he thought. "Why isn't the bush burning up? I will go closer and see." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Moses told himself, "I'll go over and see this remarkable sight. Why isn't the bush burning up?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses thought, ?I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Moses thought, "I will turn aside to see this amazing sight. Why does the bush not burn up?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses said, "I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses said, “I will go now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses says, “Now I turn aside and see this great appearance. Why is the bush not burned?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Moses saith, 'Let me turn aside, I pray thee, and I see this great appearance; wherefore is the bush not burned?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses will say, I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bramble will not burn.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Moses said: I will go and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, Moses said, “I will go and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So Moses decided, “I must turn aside to look at this remarkable sight. Why does the bush not burn up?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe said, “I shall turn aside, I shall see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses said: 'I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses said, I will go near and see this great sight, why the bush is not consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/3-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=407" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/3.htm">Moses at the Burning Bush</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">So Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">thought,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: ’ā·su·rāh- (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">“I must go over</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wə·’er·’eh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.h-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and see</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gā·ḏōl (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">marvelous</a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: ham·mar·’eh (Art:: N-ms) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision.">sight.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="4069: mad·dū·a‘ (Interrog) -- Why? for what reason?. Or madduaa; from mah and the passive participle of yada'; what known?; i.e. why?.">Why is</a> <a href="/hebrew/5572.htm" title="5572: has·sə·neh (Art:: N-ms) -- Perhaps blackberry bush. From an unused root meaning to prick; a bramble.">the bush</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1197.htm" title="1197: yiḇ·‘ar (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">burning up?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-30.htm">Acts 7:30-31</a></span><br />After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. / When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-16.htm">Deuteronomy 33:16</a></span><br />with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph and crown the brow of the prince of his brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-37.htm">Luke 20:37</a></span><br />Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-26.htm">Mark 12:26</a></span><br />But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-32.htm">Acts 7:32</a></span><br />‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-27.htm">Hebrews 11:27</a></span><br />By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a></span><br />In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-12.htm">1 Kings 19:12-13</a></span><br />After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice. / When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-2.htm">Genesis 46:2</a></span><br />And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11-12</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. / And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/3-4.htm">1 Samuel 3:4-10</a></span><br />Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.” / He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down. / Once again the LORD called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “My son, I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1-8</a></span><br />In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Ezekiel 1:4</a></span><br />I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-31.htm">Matthew 22:31-32</a></span><br />But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you: / ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-29.htm">John 12:29</a></span><br />The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/37-14.htm">Job 37:14</a></b></br> Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-8.htm">Psalm 107:8</a></b></br> Oh that <i>men</i> would praise the LORD <i>for</i> his goodness, and <i>for</i> his wonderful works to the children of men!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/111-2.htm">Psalm 111:2-4</a></b></br> The works of the LORD <i>are</i> great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/41-21.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/genesis/38-24.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Bush</a> <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Great</a> <a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">Marvelous</a> <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/genesis/50-4.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Thorn-Bush</a> <a href="/exodus/2-14.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/genesis/48-17.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/exodus/2-18.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/24-17.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/exodus/12-10.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/exodus/4-14.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/exodus/10-25.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/exodus/3-4.htm">Bush</a> <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Great</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-9.htm">Marvelous</a> <a href="/exodus/3-4.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/3-21.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/exodus/12-45.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/exodus/3-4.htm">Thorn-Bush</a> <a href="/exodus/32-14.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/exodus/3-4.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/exodus/4-19.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/exodus/5-4.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Moses keeps Jethro's flock.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">God appears to him in a burning bush.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-9.htm">He sends him to deliver Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-13.htm">The name of God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-15.htm">His message to Israel, and Pharaoh, whose opposition is foretold.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-20.htm">He is assured of Israel's deliverance.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So Moses thought</b><br>Moses, a Hebrew raised in the Egyptian royal household, had fled to Midian after killing an Egyptian. He was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, when he encountered the burning bush. This moment marks a significant turning point in his life, as he transitions from a shepherd to the leader of the Israelites. His thought process here indicates a moment of curiosity and reflection, which is often how God begins to reveal Himself to individuals.<p><b>“I must go over and see this marvelous sight.</b><br>The burning bush is described as a "marvelous sight" because it was on fire but not consumed. This phenomenon captures Moses' attention, prompting him to investigate further. The bush represents God's presence and holiness, a common theme in Scripture where God uses natural elements to reveal Himself (e.g., the pillar of fire in <a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a>). This moment foreshadows the miraculous signs and wonders that will accompany Moses' mission to free the Israelites.<p><b>Why is the bush not burning up?”</b><br>The bush's resistance to being consumed by fire symbolizes God's eternal nature and His ability to sustain life. It also represents Israel, which, despite suffering under Egyptian oppression, is not destroyed. This imagery is echoed in other parts of the Bible, such as in <a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a>, where God promises to be with His people through fire and water. The unburned bush can also be seen as a type of Christ, who embodies the divine presence and is not consumed by the trials of the world.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>A Hebrew by birth, raised in Pharaoh's household, and now a shepherd in Midian. He is the central figure in this passage, demonstrating curiosity and a willingness to investigate the divine.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_burning_bush.htm">The Burning Bush</a></b><br>A miraculous phenomenon where a bush is on fire but not consumed. It symbolizes God's presence and serves as the medium through which God calls Moses.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_horeb.htm">Mount Horeb</a></b><br>Also known as the Mountain of God, it is the location where Moses encounters the burning bush. This place becomes significant as a site of divine revelation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/midian.htm">Midian</a></b><br>The region where Moses fled after leaving Egypt. It is here that he tends the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, and encounters God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_call.htm">God's Call</a></b><br>This event marks the beginning of Moses' mission to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, signifying a pivotal moment in biblical history.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/curiosity_and_openness_to_god.htm">Curiosity and Openness to God</a></b><br>Moses' decision to investigate the burning bush teaches us the importance of being open and curious about God's work in our lives. We should be attentive to the ways God might be calling us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_presence_in_the_ordinary.htm">Divine Presence in the Ordinary</a></b><br>The burning bush was an ordinary object used in an extraordinary way. This reminds us that God can reveal Himself in the mundane aspects of our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_god's_call.htm">Responding to God's Call</a></b><br>Moses' encounter with God at the burning bush was the beginning of his mission. We should be prepared to respond when God calls us to action, even if it disrupts our current path.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_reverence.htm">Holiness and Reverence</a></b><br>The burning bush signifies God's holiness. We must approach God with reverence and respect, acknowledging His divine nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>The bush that burns but is not consumed illustrates God's power and control over creation. We can trust in His sovereignty in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_didn't_the_bush_burn_up.htm">Why did the bush burn without being consumed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bush_burn_unconsumed.htm">In Exodus 3:2, how can a bush burn without being consumed, defying natural law? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_reveal_himself_in_the_bible.htm">If faith is required for salvation, why does the Bible contain so many stories where God reveals Himself directly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_lessons_from_moses'_life.htm">What lessons does Moses' life teach us?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">I will now turn aside.</span>--A minute touch, in dicating that Moses is the writer. He remembers that the bush did not grow on the track which he was pursuing, but lay off it, and that he had to "turn aside," in order to make his inspection.<p><span class= "bld">This great sight.</span>--The phenomenon was strange and unusual--worthy of note, whatever might be the cause.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will turn aside</span>. Suspecting nothing but a natural phenomenon, which he was anxious to investigate. The action bespeaks him a man of sense and intelligence, not easily scared or imposed upon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/3-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thought,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I must go over</span><br /><span class="heb">אָסֻֽרָה־</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·su·rāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and see</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶרְאֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’er·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">marvelous</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגָּדֹ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gā·ḏōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sight.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּרְאֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mar·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sight, appearance, vision</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Why is</span><br /><span class="heb">מַדּ֖וּעַ</span> <span class="translit">(mad·dū·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4069.htm">Strong's 4069: </a> </span><span class="str2">Why? for what reason?</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the bush</span><br /><span class="heb">הַסְּנֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(has·sə·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5572.htm">Strong's 5572: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps blackberry bush</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">burning up?”</span><br /><span class="heb">יִבְעַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(yiḇ·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kindle, consume, to be, brutish</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/3-3.htm">Exodus 3:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/3-3.htm">Exodus 3:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/3-3.htm">Exodus 3:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/3-3.htm">Exodus 3:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/3-3.htm">Exodus 3:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/3-3.htm">Exodus 3:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/3-3.htm">Exodus 3:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/3-3.htm">Exodus 3:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/3-3.htm">Exodus 3:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/3-3.htm">Exodus 3:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/3-3.htm">OT Law: Exodus 3:3 Moses said I will turn aside now (Exo. 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