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When YHWHוַ יְהוָהsawיַּרְאthatכִּיhe had turned asideסָרto look,לִרְאוֹתElohimאֱלֹהִיםcalledוַיִּקְרָאto himאֵלָיוfrom the midstמִתּוֹךְof the bushהַסְּנֶהand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Moses,מֹשֶׁהMoses!”מֹשֶׁהAnd he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Here I am.”הִנֵּנִי
Exodus 3:4
Study it in the app“When YHWH saw that he had turned aside to look, Elohim called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 3:4, word by word
- When YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- sawיַּרְאyar
realize
To realize: "he saw that it was good".
Where else “yar” appears- he had turned asideסָרsar
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “sar” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- calledיִּקְרָאyikra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikra” appears- from the midstתּוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of the bushסְּנֶהsene
bush
Bush: a thorny shrub. The word sounds like "Sinai".
Where else “sene” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears
The context
3And Moses said, “Let me turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn up.”
4 · This verse (above)
5He said, “Do not come near here. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”