Exodus 3:5
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And he said: Come not nigh hither, put off the shoes from thy feet; for the place, whereon thou standest, is holy ground.

draw not.

Exodus 19:12,21 And thou shalt appoint certain limits to the people round about, and thou shalt say to them: Take heed ye go not up into the mount, and that ye touch not the borders thereof: every one that toucheth the mount, dying he shall die. . . .

Leviticus 10:3 And Moses said to Aaron: This is what the Lord hath spoken. I will be sanctified in them that approach to me: and I will be glorified in the sight of all the people. And when Aaron heard this, he held his peace.

Hebrews 12:20 For they did not endure that which was said: and if so much as a beast shall touch the mount, it shall be stoned.

put off.

Genesis 28:16,17 And when Jacob awaked out of sleep, he said: Indeed the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not. . . .

Joshua 5:15 Loose, saith he, thy shoes from off thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did as was commanded him.

Ecclesiastes 5:1 Keep thy foot, when thou goest into the house of God, and draw nigh to hear. For much better is obedience, than the victims of fools, who know not what evil they do.

Acts 7:33 And the Lord said to him: Loose the shoes from thy feet: for the place wherein thou standest is holy ground.

Context
Moses at the Burning Bush
4And when the Lord saw that he went forward to see, he called to him out of the midst of the bush. and said: Moses, Moses. And he answered: Here I am. 5And he said: Come not nigh hither, put off the shoes from thy feet; for the place, whereon thou standest, is holy ground.6And he said: I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Moses hid his face: for he durst not look at God.…
Cross References
Acts 7:33
And the Lord said to him: Loose the shoes from thy feet: for the place wherein thou standest is holy ground.

2 Peter 1:18
And this voice, we heard brought from heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.

Exodus 19:21
He said unto him: Go down, and charge the people; lest they should have a mind to pass the limits to see the Lord, and a very great multitude of them should perish.

Deuteronomy 23:14
That which thou art eased of: (for the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thy enemies to thee:) and let thy camp be holy, and let no uncleanness appear therein, lest he go away from thee.

Joshua 5:15
Loose, saith he, thy shoes from off thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did as was commanded him.

Ecclesiastes 5:1
Keep thy foot, when thou goest into the house of God, and draw nigh to hear. For much better is obedience, than the victims of fools, who know not what evil they do.

Jeremiah 30:21
And their leader shall be of themselves: and their prince shall come forth from the midst of them: and I will bring him near, and he shall come to me: for who is this that setteth his heart to approach to me, saith the Lord?

Lexicon
“Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

come
תִּקְרַ֣ב (tiq·raḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7126: To come near, approach

any closer,”
הֲלֹ֑ם (hă·lōm)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 1988: Hith-er

[God] said.
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Take off
שַׁל־ (šal-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5394: To slip or drop off, draw off, clear away

your sandals,
נְעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ (nə·‘ā·le·ḵā)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5275: A sandal tongue, a sandal, slipper

for
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the place
הַמָּק֗וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

where
אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you
אַתָּה֙ (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are standing
עוֹמֵ֣ד (‘ō·w·mêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations

is holy
קֹ֖דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

ground.”
אַדְמַת־ (’aḏ·maṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 127: Ground, land


Additional Translations
“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”And he said, Draw not near here: put off your shoes from off your feet, for the place where on you stand is holy ground.

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

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

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

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

And he said, Approach not hither: put off thy shoes from thy feet, for the place on which thou standest is holy ground.

He said, "Don't come close. Take your sandals off of your feet, for the place you are standing on is holy ground."

And He saith, 'Come not near hither: cast thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place on which thou art standing is holy ground.'
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