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Exodus 3:3
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KJ21
And Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.”
ASV
And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
AMP
So Moses said, “I must turn away [from the flock] and see this great sight—why the bush is not burned up.”
AMPC
And Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.
BRG
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
CSB
So Moses thought, “I must go over and look at this remarkable sight. Why isn’t the bush burning up?”
CSBA
So Moses thought, ‘I must go over and look at this remarkable sight. Why isn’t the bush burning up? ’
CEB
Then Moses said to himself, Let me check out this amazing sight and find out why the bush isn’t burning up.
CJB
Moshe said, “I’m going to go over and see this amazing sight and find out why the bush isn’t being burned up.”
CEV
“This is strange!” he said to himself. “I'll go over and see why the bush isn't burning up.”
DARBY
And Moses said, Let me now turn aside and see this great sight, why the thorn-bush is not burnt.
DRA
And Moses said: I will go and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
ERV
So he decided to go closer to the bush and see how a bush could continue burning without being burned up.
EASY
Moses said to himself, ‘I will go nearer and see this strange thing. I want to see why the bush is not completely burned.’
EHV
So he said, “I will go over and look at this amazing sight—to find out why the bush is not burning up.”
ESV
And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.”
ESVUK
And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.”
EXB
So Moses said, “I will ·go closer to [L turn aside to see] this ·strange [or marvelous; great] thing. ·How can a bush continue burning without burning up [Why does not the bush burn]?”
GNV
Therefore Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush burneth not.
GW
So he thought, “Why isn’t this bush burning up? I must go over there and see this strange sight.”
GNT
“This is strange,” he thought. “Why isn't the bush burning up? I will go closer and see.”
HCSB
So Moses thought: I must go over and look at this remarkable sight. Why isn’t the bush burning up?
ICB
So Moses said, “I will go closer to this strange thing. How can a bush continue burning without burning up?”
ISV
Then Moses told himself, “I’ll go over and see this remarkable sight. Why isn’t the bush burning up?”
JUB
Then Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great vision, why the bush is not burnt.
KJV
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
AKJV
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
LSB
So Moses said, “I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burned up?”
LEB
And Moses said, “Let me turn aside and see this great sight. Why does the bush not burn up?”
TLB
he went over to investigate. Then God called out to him, “Moses! Moses!” “Who is it?” Moses asked.
MSG
Moses said, “What’s going on here? I can’t believe this! Amazing! Why doesn’t the bush burn up?”
MEV
So Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.”
NOG
So he thought, “Why isn’t this bush burning up? I must go over there and see this strange sight.”
NABRE
So Moses decided, “I must turn aside to look at this remarkable sight. Why does the bush not burn up?”
NASB
So Moses said, “I must turn aside and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burning up!”
NASB1995
So Moses said, “I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight, why the bush is not burned up.”
NCB
Moses said, “I wish to draw near to observe this wondrous thing and see why this bush does not burn up.”
NCV
So he said, “I will go closer to this strange thing. How can a bush continue burning without burning up?”
NET
So Moses thought, “I will turn aside to see this amazing sight. Why does the bush not burn up?”
NIRV
So Moses thought, “I’ll go over and see this strange sight. Why doesn’t the bush burn up?”
NIV
So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”
NIVUK
So Moses thought, ‘I will go over and see this strange sight – why the bush does not burn up.’
NKJV
Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.”
NLV
So Moses said, “I must step aside and see this great thing, why the bush is not being burned up.”
NLT
“This is amazing,” Moses said to himself. “Why isn’t that bush burning up? I must go see it.”
NRSVA
Then Moses said, ‘I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up.’
NRSVACE
Then Moses said, ‘I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up.’
NRSVCE
Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up.”
NRSVUE
Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight and see why the bush is not burned up.”
OJB
And Moshe thought, I will now turn aside, and see this mareh hagadol, why the bush is not burned up.
RGT
Therefore, Moses said, “I will turn aside, now, and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.”
RSV
And Moses said, “I will turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.”
RSVCE
And Moses said, “I will turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.”
TLV
Moses thought, “I will go now, and see this great sight. Why is the bush not burnt?”
VOICE
Moses (to himself): Why is this bush not burning up? I need to move a little closer to get a better look at this amazing sight.
WEB
Moses said, “I will go now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.”
WYC
Therefore Moses said, I shall go and see this great sight, (and) why the bush is not burnt (up).
YLT
And Moses saith, `Let me turn aside, I pray thee, and I see this great appearance; wherefore is the bush not burned?'
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