Exodus 20:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.”
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“And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the people stand afar off, and Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick darkness where God <FI>is<Fi> .”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 20:21 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 19:3Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, “This is what you are to tell the house of Jacob and explain to the sons of Israel:
- Exodus 19:16On 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.
- 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:
- 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 to me.
- 1 Kings 8:12Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.
- 2 Chronicles 6:1Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud;
- Psalms 18:9He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
- Psalms 18:12From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.
- Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
- Psalms 104:2He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
- 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.
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