Parallel Verses
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.
International Standard Version
Then the people stood at a distance, and Moses approached the thick cloud 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
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 20:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
The People's Reaction
20
Moses responded: Do not be afraid. God has only come to test you and to inspire you to obey him, so that you will not sin.
21 So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached
Names
Cross References
1 Kings 8:12
Solomon prayed: Jehovah, you have placed the sun in the sky, yet you have chosen to live in clouds and darkness.
Psalm 18:9
He spread apart the heavens and came down with a dark cloud under his feet.
Psalm 97:2
Clouds, gloom and darkness are all around Him. Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne.
Exodus 19:16-17
On the morning of the third day there were thunder and lightning flashes and a thick cloud upon the mountain. A very loud trumpet sounded. It caused all the people in the camp to tremble.
Deuteronomy 5:5
I stood between Jehovah and you at that time, to declare to you the word of Jehovah. You were afraid because of the fire. So you would not go up onto the mountain. He said:
Deuteronomy 5:22
Jehovah spoke to us when we gathered on the mountain. He spoke with a loud voice from the dark fiery cloud. Jehovah gave us these words, and only these. Then he wrote them on two flat tablets of stone and gave them to me.
2 Chronicles 6:1
Then Solomon proclaimed: Jehovah said he would live in a dark cloud.
Psalm 18:12
Out of the brightness in front of him, those rain clouds passed by with hailstones and lightning.
Psalm 104:2
You cover yourself with light as with a cloak. You stretch out clouds in the sky like a curtain.
1 Timothy 6:16
Only God has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light. No man has seen him, nor can see him. To him be honor and power forever. Amen.