Exodus 19:9
7 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.
8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.
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.
10 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,
11 And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
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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
Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.
Read in contextExodus 19:16
And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
Read in contextExodus 24:15–16
And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.
Read in contextPsalms 97:2
Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
Read in contextMatthew 17:5
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
Read in contextExodus 14:31
And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:11–12
And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
Read in contextExodus 20:21
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
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