King James Version
Exodus 3:5 in the King James Version says “And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy grou...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.”
Exodus 3:5 · KJV
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
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.
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“thy shoes”
H5275properly, a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“from off thy feet”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“for the place”
H4725properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
“whereon”
H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“thou standest”
H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
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