3 Therefore, Moses said, 'I will go and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.'
4 Then the Lord, discerning that he proceeded on to see it, called to him from the midst of the bush, and he said, 'Moses, Moses.' And he responded, 'Here I am.'
5 And he said: 'Lest you should approach here, remove the shoes from your feet. For the place on which you stand is holy ground.'
6 And he said, 'I am the God of your father: the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' Moses hid his face, for he dared not look directly at God.
7 And the Lord said to him: 'I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their outcry because of the harshness of those who are over the works.
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