Exodus 3:4

And when the Lord saw that he went forward to see, he called to him out of the midst of the bush, and said: Moses, Moses. And he answered: Here I am.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

3And Moses said: I will go and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

5And he said: Come not nigh hither, put off the shoes from thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:11And behold an angel of the Lord from heaven called to him, saying: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am.

Exodus 19:3And Moses went up to God: and the Lord called unto him from the mountain, and said: Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:

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

1 Samuel 3:4And the Lord called Samuel. And he answered: Here am I.

1 Samuel 3:8And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose up and went to Heli.

Psalms 62:11Trust not in iniquity, and cover not robberies: if riches abound, set not your heart upon them.

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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