Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Then the people stood at a distance, and Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
New American Standard Bible
So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached
King James Version
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Holman Bible
And the people remained standing at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
A Conservative Version
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
American Standard Version
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Amplified
So the people stood at a [safe] distance, but Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
Bible in Basic English
And the people kept their places far off, but Moses went near to the dark cloud where God was.
Darby Translation
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the obscurity where God was.
Julia Smith Translation
And the people will stand from far off, and Moses will draw near to the darkness where God is there.
King James 2000
And the people stood far off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the people stood at a distance, and Moses approached the very thick cloud where God was.
Modern King James verseion
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the people stood afar off, and Moses went into the thick cloud where God was.
NET Bible
The people kept their distance, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.
New Heart English Bible
The people stayed at a distance, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
The Emphasized Bible
So then the people stood afar off, and, Moses, approached unto the thick gloom, where God was.
Webster
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
World English Bible
The people stayed at a distance, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the people stand afar off, and Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick darkness where God is.
Themes
Darkness » Illustrative of » Greatness and unsearchableness of God
Darkness » Miraculous » At mount sinai
Fellowship, with God » With Christ » Moses' fellowship with God
God » Fellowship with » Moses' fellowship with God
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Moses' fellowship with God
Interlinear
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Rachowq
Nagash
`araphel
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 20:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
The People's Reaction
20 Moses told the people, "Don't be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you may fear him in order that you don't sin." 21 Then the people stood at a distance, and Moses approached the thick cloud where God was. 22 The LORD told Moses, "This is what you are to say to the Israelis, "You have seen for yourselves that I spoke to you from heaven.
Names
Cross References
1 Kings 8:12
Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he lives shrouded in darkness.
Psalm 18:9
He bent the sky and descended, and darkness was under his feet.
Psalm 97:2
Thick clouds are all around him; righteousness and justice are his throne's foundation.
Exodus 19:16-17
When morning came on the third day, there was thunder and lightning, with a heavy cloud over the mountain, and the very loud sound of a ram's horn. All the people in the camp trembled.
Deuteronomy 5:5
I stood at that time as mediator between the LORD and you to declare his message to you, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. He said:
Deuteronomy 5:22
"The LORD declared these commands in a loud voice to your entire assembly on the mountain from out of the fire and dark clouds, and nothing more was added. He inscribed them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.
2 Chronicles 6:1
Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he lives shrouded in darkness.
Psalm 18:12
The brightness before him scattered the thick clouds, with hail stones and flashes of fire.
Psalm 104:2
you are wrapped in light like a garment, stretching out the sky like a curtain.
1 Timothy 6:16
He alone has endless life and lives in inaccessible light. No one has ever seen him, nor can anyone see him. Honor and eternal power belong to him! Amen.