Exodus 20:21

In 11 translations

BSB

And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

KJV

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

WEB

The people stayed at a distance, and Moses came near to the thick darkness where God was.

ASV

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

LSV

And the people stand far off, and Moses has drawn near to the thick darkness where God [is].

YLT

And the people stand afar off, and Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick darkness where God [is].

DBY

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the obscurity where God was.Elohim

DRC

And the people stood afar off. But Moses went to the dark cloud wherein God was.

GNV

So the people stoode afarre off, but Moses drew neere vnto the darkenes where God was.

JPS20:18

And the people stood afar off; but Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

LXXE

And the people stood afar off, and Moses went into the darkness where God was.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד הָעָ֖ם מֵרָחֹ֑ק וּמֹשֶׁה֙ נִגַּ֣שׁ אֶל־הָֽעֲרָפֶ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

LXX-Br

Εἱστήκει δὲ ὁ λαὸς μακρόθεν, Μωυσῆς δὲ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν γνόφον, οὗ ἦν ὁ Θεός.

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• Sinai and the Ten Commandments After leaving Egypt, Israel camps at Sinai, where God gives commandments amid thunder, smoke and a trembling mountain. Beginning with his re…

Cross-references most cited first

• 1 Kings 8:12Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.
• Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
• Psalms 18:9He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
• 1 Timothy 6:16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
• 2 Chronicles 6:1Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud;
• Deuteronomy 5:5At that time I was standing between the LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. And He said:
• Psalms 18:12From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.
• Exodus 19:16–17On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled. Then Moses…
• Psalms 104:2He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
• Deuteronomy 5:22The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them…

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