Exodus 19:9
7 So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him.
8 And all the people answered together, “We will do everything that the LORD has spoken.” So Moses brought their words back to the LORD.
The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.
10 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes
11 and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
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- BSB
- The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.
- KJV
- And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.
- WEB
- The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I come to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you forever.” Moses told the words of the people to the LORD.
- ASV
- And Jehovah said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and may also believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto Jehovah.
- DARBY
- And Jehovah said to Moses, Lo, I will come to thee in the cloud's thick darkness, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee also for ever. And Moses told the words of the people to Jehovah.
- BLB
- And YHWH said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to you in the thick cloud, so that the people may hear in My speaking with you, and also put their trust in you forever.” And Moses told the words of the people to YHWH.
- ÅB
- Da sa Herren til Moses: Se, jeg vil komme til deg i en tykk sky, så folket kan høre når jeg taler med deg, og alltid tro på deg. Og Moses bar folkets ord fram for Herren.
- OTB
- Herren sa til Moses: “Jeg vil komme til deg i en tykk sky, slik at folket kan høre når jeg taler med deg og alltid stole på deg.” Så formidlet Moses folkets ord til Herren.
- B1930
- Da sa Herren til Moses: Se, jeg vil komme til dig i en tykk sky, så folket kan høre når jeg taler med dig, og alltid tro på dig. Og Moses bar folkets ord frem for Herren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 4:36
He let you hear His voice from heaven to discipline you, and on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the fire.
Read in contextExodus 19:16
On 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.
Read in contextExodus 24:15–16
When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it,
Read in contextPsalms 97:2
Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
Read in contextMatthew 17:5
While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
Read in contextExodus 14:31
When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:11–12
You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.
Read in contextExodus 20:21
And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
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