Exodus 3:4

Then the Lord, discerning that he proceeded on to see it, called to him from the midst of the bush, and he said, “Moses, Moses.” And he responded, “Here I am.”

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In The King James Version

And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

In Context

3Therefore, Moses said, “I will go and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.”

5And he said: “Lest you should approach here, remove the shoes from your feet. For the place on which you stand is holy ground.”

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Cross References

Genesis 22:11And behold, an Angel of the Lord called out from heaven, saying, “Abraham, Abraham.” And he answered, “Here I am.”

Exodus 19:3Then Moses ascended to God. And the Lord called to him from the mountain, and he said: “This you shall say to the house of Jacob, and announce to the sons of Israel:

Leviticus 1:1Then the Lord called Moses and spoke to him from the tabernacle of the testimony, saying:

1 Samuel 3:4And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, “Here I am.”

1 Samuel 3:8And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli.

Psalms 62:11They will be delivered into the hand of the sword. They will be the portions of foxes.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 3:2-7

The Burning Bush. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 4 And when the Lord saw that he… Read the whole commentary →

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