Exodus 20:21
“And the people stood afarre off, and Moses drew neere vnto the thicke darkenes, where God was.”
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Exodus 20:21 Context
19And they saide vnto Moses, Speake thou with vs, and wee will heare: But let not God speake with vs, lest we die. 20And Moses said vnto the people, Feare not: for God is come to prooue you, and that his feare may bee before your faces, that ye sinne not. 21And the people stood afarre off, and Moses drew neere vnto the thicke darkenes, where God was. 22¶ And the Lord said vnto Moses, Thus thou shalt say vnto the children of Israel, Yee haue seene that I haue talked with you from heauen. 23Ye shall not make with me gods of siluer, neither shall ye make vnto you gods of gold.
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Other Translations for Exodus 20:21
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God [was].
- King James Version
So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached the thick cloud where God {was.}
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the people kept their places far off, but Moses went near to the dark cloud where God was.
- Basic English Bible
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the obscurity where God was.
- Darby Bible
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
- Webster's Bible
The people stayed at a distance, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
- World English Bible
And the people stand afar off, and Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick darkness where God [is].
- Youngs Literal Bible
(20:18) And the people stood afar off; but Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Exodus 20:21
20:21 While the people continued to stand afar off - Afraid of God's wrath, Moses drew near unto the thick darkness; he was made to draw near, so the word is: Moses of himself durst not have ventured into the thick darkness if God had not called him, and encouraged him, and, as some of the Rabbins suppose, sent an angel to take him by the hand, and lead him up.