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Exodus 34:5

In 11 translations

BSB
And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.
KJV
And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
WEB
Yahweh descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed Yahweh’s name.
ASV
And Jehovah descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of Jehovah.
LSV
And YHWH comes down in a cloud, and stations Himself with him there, and calls in the Name of YHWH,
YLT
And Jehovah cometh down in a cloud, and stationeth Himself with him there, and calleth in the Name of Jehovah,
DBY
And Jehovah came down in the cloud, and stood beside him there, and proclaimed the name of Jehovah.
DRC
And when the Lord was come down in a cloud, Moses stood with him, calling upon the name of the Lord.
GNV
And the Lord descended in the cloude, and stoode with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.
JPS
And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
LXXE
And the Lord descended in a cloud, and stood near him there, and called by the name of the Lord.Or, the name of the Lord, Hebraism. Another reading is ἐν ὀνόματι.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֵּ֤רֶד יְהוָה֙ בֶּֽעָנָ֔ן וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב עִמּ֖וֹ שָׁ֑ם וַיִּקְרָ֥א בְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ κατέβη Κύριος ἐν νεφέλῃ, καὶ παρέστη αὐτῷ ἐκεῖ, καὶ ἐκάλεσε τῷ ὀνόματι Κυρίου.

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  • Exodus 33:19“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
  • Numbers 11:25Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed that Spirit on the seventy elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but they never did so…
  • Luke 9:34–35While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”
  • Exodus 33:9As Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance, and the LORD would speak with Moses.
  • Numbers 11:17And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by…
  • Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
  • Psalms 102:21that they may proclaim the name of the LORD in Zion and praise Him in Jerusalem,
  • Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
  • Exodus 19:18Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
  • Deuteronomy 32:3For I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Ascribe greatness to our God!
  • Numbers 14:17So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared:
  • 1 Kings 8:10–12And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the…

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