Exodus 20:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the people kept their places far off, but Moses went near to the dark cloud where God was.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 8:12 : 12 Then Solomon said, O Lord, to the sun you have given the heaven for a living-place, but your living-place was not seen by men;
  • Ps 18:9 : 9 The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.
  • Ps 97:2 : 2 Dark clouds are round him; his kingdom is based on righteousness and right judging.
  • Ps 104:2 : 2 You are clothed with light as with a robe; stretching out the heavens like a curtain:
  • 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 Who only has life for ever, living in light to which no man may come near; whom no man has seen or is able to see: to whom be honour and power for ever. So be it.
  • Ps 18:12 : 12 Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and fire.
  • 2 Chr 6:1 : 1 Then Solomon said, O Lord, to the sun you have given the heaven for a living-place, but your living-place was not seen by men,
  • Exod 19:16-17 : 16 And when morning came on the third day, there were thunders and flames and a thick cloud on the mountain, and a horn sounding very loud; and all the people in the tents were shaking with fear. 17 And Moses made the people come out of their tents and take their places before God; and they came to the foot of the mountain,
  • Deut 5:5 : 5 (I was between the Lord and you at that time, to make clear to you the word of the Lord: because, through fear of the fire, you did not go up the mountain;) saying,
  • Deut 5:22 : 22 These words the Lord said to all of you together on the mountain, out of the heart of the fire, out of the cloud and the dark, with a great voice: and he said no more; he put them in writing on the two stones of the law and gave them to me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 20:18-20
    3 verses
    82%

    18 And all the people were watching the thunderings and the flames and the sound of the horn and the mountain smoking; and when they saw it, they kept far off, shaking with fear.

    19 And they said to Moses, To your words we will give ear, but let not the voice of God come to our ears, for fear death may come on us.

    20 And Moses said to the people, Have no fear: for God has come to put you to the test, so that fearing him you may be kept from sin.

  • Exod 19:16-17
    2 verses
    81%

    16 And when morning came on the third day, there were thunders and flames and a thick cloud on the mountain, and a horn sounding very loud; and all the people in the tents were shaking with fear.

    17 And Moses made the people come out of their tents and take their places before God; and they came to the foot of the mountain,

  • Deut 4:11
    78%

    11 And you came near, waiting at the foot of the mountain; and flames of fire went up from the mountain to the heart of heaven, with dark clouds, and all was black as night.

  • Exod 24:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1 And he said to Moses, Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, and Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the chiefs of Israel; and give me worship from a distance.

    2 And Moses only may come near to the Lord; but the others are not to come near, and the people may not come up with them.

  • Exod 19:9
    76%

    9 And the Lord said to Moses, See, I will come to you in a thick cloud, so that what I say to you may come to the ears of the people and they may have belief in you for ever. And Moses gave the Lord word of what the people had said.

  • Exod 10:21-22
    2 verses
    75%

    21 And the Lord said to Moses, Let your hand be stretched out to heaven, and all the land of Egypt will be dark, so that men will be feeling their way about in the dark.

    22 And when Moses' hand was stretched out, dark night came over all the land of Egypt for three days;

  • Exod 20:22
    75%

    22 And the Lord said to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, You yourselves have seen that my voice has come to you from heaven

  • Exod 19:19-21
    3 verses
    75%

    19 And when the sound of the horn became louder and louder, Moses' words were answered by the voice of God.

    20 Then the Lord came down on to Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain, and the Lord sent for Moses to come up to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

    21 And the Lord said to Moses, Go down and give the people orders to keep back, for fear that a great number of them, forcing their way through to see the Lord, may come to destruction.

  • Heb 12:21
    75%

    21 And the vision was so overpowering that even Moses said, I am shaking and full of fear.

  • Acts 7:31
    74%

    31 And Moses, seeing it, was full of wonder, and when he came up to have a nearer view of it, the voice of the Lord came to him, saying,

  • Exod 24:18
    74%

    18 And Moses went up the mountain, into the cloud, and was there for forty days and forty nights.

  • Exod 24:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15 And Moses went up into the mountain, and it was covered by the cloud.

    16 And the glory of the Lord was resting on Mount Sinai, and the cloud was over it for six days; and on the seventh day he said Moses' name out of the cloud.

  • Num 20:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6 Then Moses and Aaron went away from the people to the door of the Tent of meeting; and, falling on their faces there, they saw the glory of the Lord.

    7 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Exod 19:3
    73%

    3 And Moses went up to God, and the voice of the Lord came to him from the mountain, saying, Say to the family of Jacob, and give word to the children of Israel:

  • Exod 19:23-25
    3 verses
    73%

    23 And Moses said to the Lord, The people will not be able to come up the mountain, for you gave us orders to put limits round the mountain, marking it out and making it holy.

    24 And the Lord said to him, Go down, and you and Aaron may come up; but let not the priests and the people make their way through to the Lord, or he will come on them suddenly.

    25 So Moses went down to the people and said this to them.

  • Exod 3:4-6
    3 verses
    73%

    4 And when the Lord saw him turning to one side to see, God said his name out of the tree, crying, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

    5 And he said, Do not come near: take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you are is holy.

    6 And he said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses kept his face covered for fear of looking on God.

  • Exod 33:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8 And whenever Moses went out to the Tent of meeting, all the people got up and everyone went to the door of his tent, looking after Moses till he went inside the Tent.

    9 And whenever Moses went into the Tent, the pillar of cloud came down, and took its place by the door of the Tent, as long as the Lord was talking with Moses.

  • Exod 34:30
    72%

    30 But when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, and the shining of his face, they would not come near him for fear.

  • Deut 5:23
    72%

    23 And after hearing the voice which came out of the dark while the mountain was burning with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your chiefs came to me,

  • Lev 9:5
    72%

    5 And they took the things ordered by Moses, before the Tent of meeting, and all the people came near, waiting before the Lord.

  • Exod 35:20
    72%

    20 And all the children of Israel went away from Moses.

  • Exod 14:20
    71%

    20 And it came between the army of Egypt and the army of Israel; and there was a dark cloud between them, and they went on through the night; but the one army came no nearer to the other all the night.

  • Exod 20:1
    71%

    1 And God said all these words:

  • Num 14:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13 And Moses said to the Lord, Then it will come to the ears of the Egyptians; for by your power you took this people out from among them;

    14 And they will give the news to the people of this land: they have had word that you, Lord, are present with this people, letting yourself be seen face to face, and that your cloud is resting over them, and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night.

  • Num 4:21
    71%

    21 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Exod 40:35
    71%

    35 So that Moses was not able to go into the Tent of meeting, because the cloud was resting on it, and the House was full of the glory of the Lord.

  • Lev 19:1
    71%

    1 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Exod 34:34
    71%

    34 But whenever Moses went in before the Lord to have talk with him, he took off the veil till he came out. And whenever he came out he said to the children of Israel what he had been ordered to say;

  • Lev 20:1
    71%

    1 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Num 16:20
    70%

    20 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

  • Heb 12:18
    70%

    18 You have not come to a mountain which may be touched, and is burning with fire, and to a black cloud, and a dark smoke, and a violent wind,

  • Deut 5:5
    70%

    5 (I was between the Lord and you at that time, to make clear to you the word of the Lord: because, through fear of the fire, you did not go up the mountain;) saying,

  • Num 16:44
    70%

    44 And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Exod 33:21
    70%

    21 And the Lord said, See, there is a place near me, and you may take your place on the rock:

  • Exod 34:5
    70%

    5 And the Lord came down in the cloud and took his place by the side of Moses, and Moses gave worship to the name of the Lord.