Study it in the app“And YHWH would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his companion. Then he would return to the camp, but his assistant Joshua son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from inside the tent.”
God spoke to Moses face to face, as one speaks with a friendFriendship
And YHWHוְ יְהוָהwould speakדִבֶּרto Mosesאֶל מֹשֶׁהfaceפָּנִיםto face,אֶל פָּנִיםasכַּאֲשֶׁרa manאִישׁspeaksיְדַבֵּרto his companion.אֶל רֵעֵהוּThen he would returnוְשָׁבto the camp,אֶל הַמַּחֲנֶהbut his assistantוּמְשָׁרְתוֹJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַsonבִּןof Nun,נוּןa young man,נַעַרwould notלֹאdepartיָמִישׁfrom insideמִתּוֹךְthe tent.הָאֹהֶל
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appearsMoses
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” appearspresence
Literally "the face": being before someone, face to face.
Where else “panim” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearscompanion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “ree” appearsreturn
To go back to a place.
Where else “shav” appearscamp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appearsattend
To wait on someone closely.
Where else “meshart” appearsJoshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yehoshua” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bin” appearsNun
Nun, the father of Joshua.
Where else “nun” appearsyoung servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “naar” appearsdepart
To shift from its place.
Where else “yamish” appearsinside
The inside of a place or an enclosed space.
Where else “toch” appearstabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears“Face to face”: the text itself compares it to the way “a man speaks to his companion.” In verse 20 YHWH says, “You cannot see my face.” Compare Numbers 12:8 and John 1:18.
10And all the people would see the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, and all the people would rise and bow down, each man at the entrance of his tent.
11 · This verse (above)
12And Moses said to YHWH, “See, you say to me, ‘Bring up this people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, ‘I know you by name, and also you have found favor in my eyes.’
