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Berean Standard Bible

““Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.””

Exodus 3:5

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Moses, once a prince of Egypt, has spent forty years as a shepherd in Midian after fleeing for his life. Near Mount Horeb he notices a bush that burns without being consumed and turns aside to look.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

World English Bible (WEB)

He said, “Don’t come close. Take off your sandals, for the place you are standing on is holy ground.”

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said, Do not come near: take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you are is holy.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo: No te llegues acá: quita tus zapatos de tus pies, porque el lugar en que tú estás, tierra santa es.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―No te acerques —le dijo Dios—. ¡Quítate las sandalias, porque estás pisando tierra santa!

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