Exodus 3:2

And the Malach Hashem appeared unto him in a flame of eish out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and, hinei, the bush burned with eish, and the bush was not consumed.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1Now Moshe was ro'eh (shepherding) the tzon of Yitro his khoten (father-in-law), the kohen Midyan; and he led the tzon to the backside of the midbar, and came to the Har HaElohim, even to Chorev.

3And Moshe thought, I will now turn aside, and see this mareh hagadol, why the bush is not burned up.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:7And the Malach Hashem found her by a spring of mayim in the midbar, near the spring on the road to Shur.

Genesis 48:16The Malach which redeemed me from kol rah, 1 may he make a brocha on the ne'arim, 1 and let my shem be named on them, 1 and the shem of my Avot Avraham and Yitzchak; 1 and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of ha'aretz.

Exodus 3:16Go, and gather the Ziknei Yisroel together, and say unto them, Hashem Elohei Avoteichem, Elohei Avraham, Yitzchak, and Ya'akov, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited/inspected you, and seen that which is done to you in Mitzrayim;

Deuteronomy 33:16And for the precious things of ha'aretz and fulness thereof, 1 and for the good will of Him whose [shekhinah] dwelling is in the [burning] bush; 1 let the blessing come upon the head of Yosef, 1 and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. 1

Isaiah 43:2When thou passest through the mayim, I will be with thee; 1 and through the neharot, they shall not overflow thee: 1 when thou walkest through the eish, thou shalt not be burned; 1 neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 1

Isaiah 63:9In all their tzoros He was afflicted, 1 and the malach of His presence saved them; 1 in His ahavah and in His mercy 1 He redeemed them; 1 and He lifted them up, 1 and carried them kol y'mei olam. 1

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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