King James Version
Acts 7:33 in the King James Version says “Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.” — study this verse from Acts chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.”
Acts 7:33 · KJV
When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,
Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled , and durst not behold.
Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“to him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“the Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
“for”
G1063properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
“the place”
G5117a spot (general in space, but limited by occupancy; whereas g5561 is a large but participle locality), i.e., location (as a position, home, tract, etc
“thou standest”
G2476to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)
“ground”
G1093soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
“holy”
G40sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)
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