Deuteronomy 5:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And when you heard the voice out of the darkness while the mountain was blazing with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your elders approached me,”
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“And when you heard the voice out of the darkness while the mountain was blazing with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your elders approached me,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;”
King James Version · Public Domain“And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And it cometh to pass as ye hear the voice out of the midst of the darkness, and of the mountain burning with fire, that ye come near unto me, all the heads of your tribes, and your elders,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 5:23 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 20:18When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.
- Exodus 20:19“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
- Deuteronomy 9:15So I went back down the mountain while it was blazing with fire, with the two tablets of the covenant in my hands.
- Hebrews 12:18For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).