Exodus 20:21 KJV — MannaFest

Exodus 20:21

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

KJV

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ASV

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

WEB

And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

YLT

And the people stand afar off, and Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick darkness where God is .

DBT

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the obscurity whereGod was.

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Exodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.

Author: Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
Date: 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus

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20 verses on the floor

1 Kings 8:12
Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Psalms 97:2
Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
Psalms 18:9
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
2 Chronicles 6:1
Then said Solomon, The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Psalms 139:12
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

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Thus it is said of the great Mediator, I will cause him to draw near ( Jer. xxx. 21 ), and by him it is that we also are introduced, Eph. iii. The Law Concerning Altars.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

While the people continued to stand afar off - Afraid of God's wrath, Moses drew near unto the thick darkness; he was made to draw near, so the word is: Moses of himself durst not have ventured into the thick darkness if God had not called him, and encouraged him, and, as some of the Rabbins suppose, sent an angel to take him by the hand, and lead him up.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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H735084× in canon H5066125× in canon

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EXO 20:211TI 6:16 1TI 1:17
EXO 20:211TI 6:16 JHN 1:18
EXO 20:211TI 6:16 1JN 1:5
EXO 20:211KI 8:12 LEV 16:2
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EXO 20:211TI 6:16 COL 1:15
EXO 20:211TI 6:16 PSA 90:2
EXO 20:21PSA 97:2 PSA 89:14
EXO 20:212CH 6:1 PSA 18:8-11
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The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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