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Exodus 3

Ex. 3:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the angel
mal'ak (Hebrew #4397)
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
KJV usage: ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
Pronounce: mal-awk'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
appeared
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
unto him in a flame
labbah (Hebrew #3827)
flame
KJV usage: flame.
Pronounce: lab-baw'
Origin: for 3852
of fire
'esh (Hebrew #784)
fire (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
Pronounce: aysh
Origin: a primitive word
out of the midst
tavek (Hebrew #8432)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
KJV usage: among(-st), X between, half, X (there- ,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), X out (of), X through, X with(-in).
Pronounce: taw'-vek
Origin: from an unused root meaning to sever
of a bush
cnah (Hebrew #5572)
a bramble
KJV usage: bush.
Pronounce: sen-eh'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to prick
m: and he looked
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
, and, behold, the bush
cnah (Hebrew #5572)
a bramble
KJV usage: bush.
Pronounce: sen-eh'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to prick
burned
ba`ar (Hebrew #1197)
to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); also (as denominative from 1198) to be(-come) brutish
KJV usage: be brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, kindle, set ((on fire)), waste.
Pronounce: baw-ar'
Origin: a primitive root
with fire
'esh (Hebrew #784)
fire (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
Pronounce: aysh
Origin: a primitive word
, and the bush
cnah (Hebrew #5572)
a bramble
KJV usage: bush.
Pronounce: sen-eh'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to prick
was not consumed
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
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angel.
Ex. 3:4,6• 4And Jehovah saw that he turned aside to see, and God called to him out of the midst of the bramble, and said, Moses, Moses! And he said, here [am] I.
6And 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.
(Ex. 3:4,6)
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Gen. 16:7‑13• 7{i}And the Angel of Jehovah found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.{/i}
8{i}And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maidservant, whence comest thou? and whither art thou going? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.{/i}
9{i}And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.{/i}
10{i}And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.{/i}
11{i}And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah hath hearkened to thy affliction.{/i}
12{i}And he will be a wild-ass of a man, his hand against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell before the face of all his brethren.{/i}
13{i}And she called the name of Jehovah who spoke to her, Thou art the God who reveals himself, for she said, Also here have I seen after he has revealed himself.{/i}
(Gen. 16:7‑13)
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Gen. 22:15‑16• 15And the angel of Jehovah called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
16and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son;
(Gen. 22:15‑16)
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Gen. 48:16• 16the angel that redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth . (Gen. 48:16)
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Deut. 33:16• 16And the good pleasure of him that dwelt in the bush:{HR}Let it come on the head of Joseph,{HR}And on the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. (Deut. 33:16)
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Isa. 63:9• 9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the Angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them and carried them all the days of old. (Isa. 63:9)
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Hos. 12:4‑5• 4Yea; he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;
5even Jehovah the God of hosts; Jehovah is his memorial.
(Hos. 12:4‑5)
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Mal. 3:1• 1Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 3:1)
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Luke 20:37• 37But that the dead rise even Moses showed [in the section] on the bush when he called Jehovah the God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob. (Luke 20:37)
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Acts 7:30‑35• 30And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of the mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
31And Moses on seeing, wondered at the sight, and as he went up to observe, there came a voice of [the] Lord .
32I [am] the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not observe.
33And the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
34I have surely seen the ill-treatment of my people which is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and am come down to take them out for myself. And now come, I send thee into Egypt.
35This Moses whom they denied, saying, Who established thee ruler and judge? him hath God sent [both] ruler and deliverer, with an angel's hand that appeared to him in the bush.
(Acts 7:30‑35)
bush burned.
Gen. 15:13‑17• 13And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
14and also that nation whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
15And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
16But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
17And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
(Gen. 15:13‑17)
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Deut. 4:20• 20{i}But you hath Jehovah taken, and hath brought you forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, that ye might be to him a people of inheritance, as it is this day.{/i} (Deut. 4:20)
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Psa. 66:12• 12Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads;{HR}We went into the fire and into the waters,{HR}And thou hast brought us into abundance. (Psa. 66:12)
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Isa. 43:2• 2When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. (Isa. 43:2)
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Isa. 53:10‑11• 10Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see a seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.
11From the travail of his soul shall he see, he shall be satisfied; by his knowledge shall my righteous servant instruct the many in righteousness; and he shall bear their iniquities.
(Isa. 53:10‑11)
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Dan. 3:27• 27{i}And the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had had no power, nor was the hair of their head singed, neither were their hosen changed, nor had the smell of fire passed on them.{/i} (Dan. 3:27)
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Zech. 13:7• 7Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith Jehovah of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. (Zech. 13:7)
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John 1:14• 14And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only-begotten from beside a father), full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)
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Rom. 8:3• 3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, having sent his own Son in likeness of flesh of sin and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh, (Rom. 8:3)
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2 Cor. 1:8‑10• 8For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, as to our tribulation that came to pass d in Asia, that we were excessively pressed beyond power, so as for us to despair even of our living.
9But we ourselves have had in ourselves the sentence of death, that we should not have our trust in ourselves, but in God that raiseth the dead,
10who delivered us from so great a death, and doth e deliver, in whom we have hope that he will also yet deliver,
(2 Cor. 1:8‑10)
 God-who to appearance had left Moses in the power of his enemies, without recognizing his faith-manifests Himself now to him when alone. (Exodus 3 by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a thorn-bushb: and he looked, and behold, the thorn-bush burned with fire, and the thorn-bush was not being consumed.

JND Translation Notes

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Bramble.

W. Kelly Translation

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And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bramble; and he looked and behold, the bramble burned with fire, and the bramble was not consumed.