Exodus 3:3-5

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

³ Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight and see why the bush is not burned up.”^{(A) 4} When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” ⁵ Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”^(B)