Exodus 3:4
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.
KJV
Cernens autem Dominus quod pergeret ad videndum, vocavit eum de medio rubi, et ait : Moyses, Moyses. Qui respondit : Adsum.
Vulgate
ὡς δὲ ἴδεν Κύριος ὅτι προσάγει ἰδεῖν, ἐκάλεσεν αὐτὸν Κύριος ἐκ τοῦ βάτου λέγων Μωυσῆ Μωυσῆ. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν Τί ἐστιν;
LXX
And when Jehovah 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.
ASV
וַ/יַּ֥רְא יְהוָ֖ה כִּ֣י סָ֣ר לִ/רְא֑וֹת וַ/יִּקְרָא֩ אֵלָ֨י/ו אֱלֹהִ֜ים מִ/תּ֣וֹךְ הַ/סְּנֶ֗ה וַ/יֹּ֛אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֥ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר הִנֵּֽ/נִי
Hebrew
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People
Moses
In the original Hebrew
12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
mshh
proper_noun · 750×
סְנֶ֑ה
snh
noun · 6×
סָ֥ר
sr
verb · 301×
ת֣וֹךְ
tvk
noun · 416×
Typology
Theophany
Miracle
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2575Here again the initiative is God's. From the midst of the burning bush he calls Moses.20 This event will remain one of the primordial images of prayer in the spiritual tradition of Jews and Christians alike. When "the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob" calls Moses to be his servant, it is because he is the living God who wants men to live. God reveals himself in order to s…
The Old Testament Scriptures, and those written by Moses in particular, do everywhere make mention of the Son of God, and foretell His advent and passion. From this fact it follows that they were inspired by one and the same God. 1. Wherefore also John does appropriately relate that the Lord said to the Jews: You search the Scriptures, in which you think you have eternal life; …
Cross-references
- 1Sam 3:4 — That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
- 1Sam 3:4 — That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
- 1Sam 3:6 — And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
- 1Sam 3:8 — And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
- 1Sam 3:10 — And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
- Acts 9:4 — And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
- Acts 9:4 — And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
- Acts 9:10 — And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
- Acts 10:3 — He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
- Acts 10:13 — And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
- Deut 33:16 — And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him th
- Exod 3:2 — 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.
- Exod 19:3 — And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;
- Gen 22:1 — And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
- Gen 22:1 — And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
- Gen 22:11 — And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
- Gen 22:11 — And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
- Gen 31:11 — And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.
- Gen 46:2 — And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
- John 1:18 — No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
- Ps 62:11 — God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.