Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
The appearance of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
Holman Bible
The appearance of the Lord’s glory to the Israelites was like a consuming fire
International Standard Version
To the Israelis the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on top of the mountain.
A Conservative Version
And the appearance of the glory of LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the sons of Israel.
American Standard Version
And the appearance of the glory of Jehovah was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
Amplified
In the sight of the Israelites the appearance of the glory and brilliance of the Lord was like consuming fire on the top of the mountain.
Bible in Basic English
And the glory of the Lord was like a flame on the top of the mountain before the eyes of the children of Israel.
Darby Translation
And the appearance of the glory of Jehovah was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain, before the eyes of the children of Israel.
Julia Smith Translation
And the appearance of the glory of Jehovah as consuming fire upon the head of the, mountain in the eyes of the sons of Israel.
King James 2000
And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the appearance of the glory of Yahweh [was] like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain to the eyes of the {Israelites}.
Modern King James verseion
And the sight of the glory of Jehovah was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the sons of Israel.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the fashion of the glory of the LORD was like consuming fire on the top of the hill in the sight of the children of Israel.
NET Bible
Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in plain view of the people.
The Emphasized Bible
And the appearance of the glory of Yahweh was like a consuming fire h on the top of the mountain, - in the sight of the sons of Israel.
Webster
And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount, in the eyes of the children of Israel.
World English Bible
The appearance of the glory of Yahweh was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the appearance of the honour of Jehovah is as a consuming fire on the top of the mount, before the eyes of the sons of Israel;
Themes
Cloud of glory » Special appearances of » At giving of the law
Miracles » Catalogue of » Thundering and lightning on mount sinai
Sinai » A mountain in the peninsula east of the red sea » The law delivered to moses upon
Vision » Of the israelites » Of the manifestation of the glory of God
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 24:17
Images Exodus 24:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Forty Days And Nights On Mount Sinai
16 The glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. The seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. 17 The appearance of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel. 18 Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up on the mountain; and Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 3:2
The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
Hebrews 12:29
for our God is a consuming fire.
Deuteronomy 4:36
Out of heaven he made you to hear his voice, that he might instruct you: and on earth he made you to see his great fire; and you heard his words out of the midst of the fire.
Hebrews 12:18
For you have not come to something that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and darkness, gloom, and storm,
Exodus 19:18
Mount Sinai, all it, smoked, because the LORD descended on it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly.
Deuteronomy 4:24
For the LORD your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.
Ezekiel 1:27
I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it all around, from the appearance of his waist and upward; and from the appearance of his waist and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him.
Nahum 1:6
Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the fierceness of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken apart by him.
Habakkuk 3:4-5
His splendor is like the sunrise. Rays shine from his hand, where his power is hidden.