Deuteronomy 5:5
in Deuteronomy 5At 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:
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
(I stood between Jehovah and you at that time, to show you the word of Jehovah: for ye were afraid because of the fire, and went not up into the mount), saying,
KJV
(I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to shew you the word of the Lord: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,
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This verse in Deuteronomy 5
Commentary
5 notes on this verseBetween the Lord and you - As a mediator between you, according to your desire. The word of the Lord - Not the ten commandments, which God himself uttered, but the following statutes and judgments.
This site's exposition
The LORD spoke with you face to face
on Deuteronomy 5:4-5
The phrase "face to face" in verse 4 stands beside 4:12 and 4:15, where the people "saw no form" and heard only a voice. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown take it as directness of address, with no sight of a form implied.
This site's exposition
I was standing between the LORD and you
The verse ends with And He said, which hands the recital to God's own words in verse 6. John Wesley limits the word Moses declared to the statutes and judgments that followed, since God spoke the Ten Commandments himself.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
I stood between the Lord and you at that time,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
I stood between the Lord and you at that time--as the messenger and interpreter of thy heavenly King, bringing near two objects formerly removed from each other at a vast distance, namely, God and the people (Ga 3:19). In this character Moses was a type of Christ, who is the only mediator between God and men (1Ti 2:5), the Mediator of a better covenant (Heb 8:6;
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The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אָ֠נֹכִי | ʾanokhi | I | H595 → | 359 times |
| עֹמֵ֨ד | ʾomed | [was] standing | H5975 → | 521 times |
| בֵּין־ | bein- | between | H996 → | 407 times |
| יְהוָ֤ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וּבֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ | uveineikhem | and between you | H996 → | 407 times |
| בָּעֵ֣ת | baet | at the time | H6256 → | 296 times |
| הַהִ֔וא | hahiv' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| לְהַגִּ֥יד | lehagid | to declare | H5046 → | 370 times |
| לָכֶ֖ם | lakhem | to you | ||
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| דְּבַ֣ר | devar | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כִּ֤י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יְרֵאתֶם֙ | yeretem | you were afraid | H3372 → | 315 times |
| מִפְּנֵ֣י | mipenei | of <the face of> | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| הָאֵ֔שׁ | haesh | the fire | H784 → | 378 times |
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| עֲלִיתֶ֥ם | ʾalitem | you went up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| בָּהָ֖ר | bahar | on the mountain | H2022 → | 546 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ ס | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
אָ֠נֹכִיI
ʾanokhiH595 →359 times
עֹמֵ֨ד[was] standing
ʾomedH5975 →521 times
בֵּין־between
bein-H996 →407 times
יְהוָ֤הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וּבֵֽינֵיכֶם֙and between you
uveineikhemH996 →407 times
בָּעֵ֣תat the time
baetH6256 →296 times
הַהִ֔וא<the> that
hahiv'H1931 →1879 times
לְהַגִּ֥ידto declare
lehagidH5046 →370 times
לָכֶ֖םto you
lakhem
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
דְּבַ֣ר[the] word of
devarH1697 →1440 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כִּ֤יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
יְרֵאתֶם֙you were afraid
yeretemH3372 →315 times
מִפְּנֵ֣יof <the face of>
mipeneiH6440 →2123 times
הָאֵ֔שׁthe fire
haeshH784 →378 times
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
עֲלִיתֶ֥םyou went up
ʾalitemH5927 →890 times
בָּהָ֖רon the mountain
baharH2022 →546 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃ ס<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Galatians 3:19Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
it leads to
- Acts 7:53
you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”
- Romans 7:7–13
What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting…
- Hebrews 2:2
For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,
- Galatians 3:16
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
- 1 Timothy 1:8–9
Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.
- Acts 7:53
Through
Exodus 19:16On 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…
it leads to
- Hebrews 12:18–19
For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;
- Psalms 18:11–14
He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
- Hebrews 12:21
The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”
- Hebrews 12:18–19
Where this verse is studied
About Deuteronomy

This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.
