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The peopleהָעָםstoodוַיַּעֲמֹדfar off,מֵרָחֹקwhile Mosesוּמֹשֶׁהdrew nearנִגַּשׁtoאֶלthe dense cloudהָעֲרָפֶלwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםElohim was.הָאֱלֹהִים
Exodus 20:21
Study it in the app“The people stood far off, while Moses drew near to the dense cloud where Elohim was.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 20:21, word by word
- The peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- stoodיַּעֲמֹדyaamod
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamod” appears- far offרָחֹקrachok
far
To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.
Where else “rachok” appears- while Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- drew nearנִגַּשׁnigash
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “nigash” appears- the dense cloudעֲרָפֶלarafel
thick darkness
Thick, dark cloud; deep darkness.
Where else “arafel” appears- Elohim wasאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears
The context
20Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for Elohim has come in order to test you, and so that the fear of him may be before you, so that you may not sin.”
21 · This verse (above)
22YHWH said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘You have seen that from heaven I have spoken with you.