And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
What Does Exodus 20:21 Mean?
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"The spatial contrast between the community's retreat and Moses' advance is the theophany's defining image. The "thick darkness" (Hebrew: ha'arafel: op..."
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And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
And the people kept their places far off, but Moses went near to the dark cloud where God was.
And the people stand afar off, and Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick darkness where God is .
The people stayed at a distance, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
The people stayed at a distance, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
The people stayed at a distance, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the obscurity whereGod was.
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God [was].
So the people stoode afarre off, but Moses drew neere vnto the darkenes where God was.
And the people stood afar off. But Moses went to the dark cloud wherein God was.
So then the people stood afar off, and, Moses, approached unto the thick gloom, where God was.
And the people stood from a distance, and Moses went near the thick darkness where God was .
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
And the people stood far off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
And the people stood at a distance, and Moses approached the very thick cloud where God was.
An altar of earth thou shalt make unto Me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen; in every place where I cause My name to be mentioned I will come unto thee and bless thee.
And the people stood far away. But Moses approached toward the mist, in which was God.
And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was .
And the puple stood afer; forsothe Moises neiyede to the derknesse, wherynne God was.
