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Deuteronomy 5:4

God's presence

2 The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.

3 He did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with all of us who are alive here today.

The LORD spoke with you face to face out of the fire on the mountain.

5 At 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:

6 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The LORD spoke with you face to face out of the fire on the mountain.
KJV
The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,
WEB
The LORD spoke with you face to face on the mountain out of the middle of the fire,
ASV
Jehovah spake with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,
DARBY
Face to face on the mountain from the midst of the fire Jehovah spoke with you
BLB
YHWH spoke with you⁺ Face to face on the mountain out of the midst of the fire.
ÅB
Åsyn til åsyn talte Herren med dere på fjellet midt ut av ilden.
OTB
Herren talte direkte til dere på fjellet fra midt i ilden,
B1930
Åsyn til åsyn talte Herren med eder på fjellet midt ut av ilden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 19:18–19

    Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.

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  • Deuteronomy 34:10

    Since that time, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face—

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  • Exodus 19:9

    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.

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  • 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.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:33

    Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?

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  • Deuteronomy 5:24–26

    and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him.

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  • Numbers 12:8

    I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”

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  • Exodus 20:18–22

    When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

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