Hebrew Interlinear

Exodus 3:5 Interlinear

And he said Draw not nigh hither put off thy shoes from off thy feet for the place whereon thou standest ground is holy

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֖אמֶרH559And he saidto say (used with great latitude)
2אַלH408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
3תִּקְרַ֣בH7126Draw not nighto approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
4הֲלֹ֑םH1988hitherhither
5שַׁלH5394put offto pluck off, i.e., divest, eject or drop
6נְעָלֶ֙יךָ֙H5275thy shoesproperly, a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless)
7מֵעַ֣לH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
8רַגְלֶ֔יךָH7272from off thy feeta foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
9כִּ֣יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
10הַמָּק֗וֹםH4725for the placeproperly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
11אֲשֶׁ֤רH834whereonwho, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
12אַתָּה֙H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
13עוֹמֵ֣דH5975thou standestto stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
14עָלָ֔יוH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
15אַדְמַתH127groundsoil (from its general redness)
16קֹ֖דֶשׁH6944is holya sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
17הֽוּא׃H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo

Verse Context

Exodus 3:4saw And when the LORD that he turned aside saw called...
Exodus 3:5 (current)And he said Draw not nigh hither put off thy shoes from off thy feet for the place whereon thou standest ground is holy
Exodus 3:6Moreover he said I am the God of thy father I am the God of Abraham...

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