Exodus 20:21

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Exodus 20:21

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Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

The people stayed at a distance, and Moses came near to the thick darkness where God was.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Exodus 20

¹⁹ “Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

²⁰ “Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”

²¹ And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

²² Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.

²³ You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.

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