21And the people stand afar off, and Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick darkness where God is.


In Context

18 And all the people are seeing the voices, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mount smoking; and the people see, and move, and stand afar off,

19 and say unto Moses, 'Speak thou with us, and we hear, and let not God speak with us, lest we die.'

20 And Moses saith unto the people, 'Fear not, for to try you hath God come, and in order that His fear may be before your faces — that ye sin not.'

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

22 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Thus dost thou say unto the sons of Israel: Ye — ye have seen that from the heavens I have spoken with you;

23 ye do not make with Me gods of silver, even gods of gold ye do not make to yourselves.

Exodus 20:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God [was. ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:21The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:21And the people stood afar off. But Moses went to the dark cloud wherein God was.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the obscurity where God was.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:21The people stayed at a distance, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.