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Berean Standard Bible

“There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.”

Exodus 3:2

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Moses, a shepherd in Midian for forty years after fleeing Egypt, is tending Jethro's flock near Mount Horeb. He is far from the power and privilege of Pharaoh's court.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh’s angel appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the middle of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the angel of Jehovah 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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the angel of the Lord was seen by him in a flame of fire coming out of a thorn-tree: and he saw that the tree was on fire, but it was not burned up.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y apareciósele el Angel de Jehová en una llama de fuego en medio de una zarza: y él miró, y vió que la zarza ardía en fuego, y la zarza no se consumía.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

repentinamente se le apareció el ángel del Señor, como llamas de fuego en una zarza. Cuando Moisés vio que la zarza ardía sin quemarse,

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