Exodus 20:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When all the people saw the thunder and the lightning flashes, and heard the sound of the trumpet, and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear and stood at a distance.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And all the people saw the thunderings, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And all the people sawe the thunder ad the lyghteninge and the noyse of the horne, ad howe the mountayne smoked. And whe the people sawe it, they remoued ad stode a ferre of

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And all the people sawe the thonder and the lightenynge, and the noyse of the trompet, and how that the mountayne smoked, and were afrayed, and stackerd, & stode afarre of,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And all the people sawe the thunders, and the lightnings, & the sound of the trumpet, and the mountaine smoking & when the people saw it they fled and stoode afare off,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And all the people saw the thunder and lightning, and the noyse of the trumpet, and the mountayne smoking: And when the people sawe it, they remoued, and stoode a farre of:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw [it], they removed, and stood afar off.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    All the people were seeing the thundering and the lightning, and heard the sound of the horn, and saw the mountain smoking– and when the people saw it they trembled with fear and kept their distance.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 19:16-18 : 16 On the morning of the third day, there was thunder and lightning, a thick cloud on the mountain, and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people in the camp trembled. 17 Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. 18 Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke because the LORD had descended on it in fire. Its smoke went up like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain shook violently.
  • Ps 139:7-8 : 7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in the depths, You are there.
  • Jer 23:23 : 23 Am I only a God nearby, declares the LORD, and not a God far away?
  • Heb 12:18-19 : 18 For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched, that is burning with fire, to darkness, gloom, and a storm, 19 to a trumpet blast or a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them,

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Exod 20:19-22
    4 verses
    82%

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

    20Moses said to the people, 'Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you to keep you from sinning.'

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

    22Then the LORD said to Moses, 'This is what you shall say to the children of Israel: You yourselves have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.'

  • Exod 19:16-21
    6 verses
    82%

    16On the morning of the third day, there was thunder and lightning, a thick cloud on the mountain, and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people in the camp trembled.

    17Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.

    18Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke because the LORD had descended on it in fire. Its smoke went up like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain shook violently.

    19As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him in the thunder.

    20The LORD came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. Then the LORD called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

    21The LORD said to Moses, 'Go down and warn the people not to force their way through to see the LORD, or many of them will perish.'

  • Deut 4:11-12
    2 verses
    77%

    11You approached and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire up to the very heavens, with darkness, cloud, and thick gloom.

    12Then the LORD spoke to you from the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of words, but saw no form—there was only a voice.

  • Heb 12:18-21
    4 verses
    76%

    18For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched, that is burning with fire, to darkness, gloom, and a storm,

    19to a trumpet blast or a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them,

    20because they could not bear what was commanded: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death."

    21The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, "I am trembling with fear."

  • Exod 19:11-14
    4 verses
    75%

    11They must be prepared for the third day, because on the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people on Mount Sinai.

    12Set boundaries for the people all around, saying, 'Be careful not to go up the mountain or touch its edge. Whoever touches the mountain must surely be put to death.

    13No hand is to touch it; anyone who touches it must be stoned or shot with arrows. Whether animal or human, they must not be allowed to live.' Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they go up the mountain.

    14Moses went down from the mountain to the people, consecrated them, and they washed their garments.

  • Deut 18:16
    75%

    16This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, 'Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, or we will die.'

  • Deut 5:22-23
    2 verses
    74%

    22These are the words the LORD spoke to your entire assembly at the mountain from the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the profound darkness, with a loud voice. He added no more, and He wrote them on two stone tablets and gave them to me.

    23When you heard the voice from the darkness, while the mountain was ablaze with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your elders came to me.

  • Exod 19:23-24
    2 verses
    74%

    23Moses said to the LORD, 'The people cannot come up Mount Sinai because You yourself warned us, saying: Set boundaries around the mountain and consecrate it.'

    24The LORD replied, 'Go down and bring Aaron up with you. But the priests and the people must not force their way up to the LORD, or He will break out against them.'

  • Exod 24:2
    74%

    2Only Moses is to approach the LORD; the others must not come near, and the people must not go up with him.

  • Exod 19:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8And all the people answered together, saying, 'We will do everything the LORD has spoken.' Moses brought their words back to the LORD.

    9The LORD said to Moses, 'Behold, I am coming to you in a dense cloud so that the people may hear when I speak with you and may always believe in you.' Then Moses reported the people's words to the LORD.

  • Exod 24:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16The glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day, the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.

    17The appearance of the LORD's glory was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the sight of the Israelites.

  • Exod 34:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2Be ready in the morning, and come up to Mount Sinai in the morning and stand before Me there on the top of the mountain.

    3No one may come up with you, and no one should be seen anywhere on the mountain; even the flocks and herds must not graze near the mountain.

  • Acts 7:31
    73%

    31Moses was amazed at what he saw. As he approached to look more closely, he heard the voice of the Lord say,

  • Exod 20:1
    73%

    1And God spoke all these words, saying:

  • Exod 33:10
    73%

    10When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, they would rise and worship, each at the entrance of their own tent.

  • Exod 20:17
    73%

    17You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

  • Exod 35:20
    72%

    20Then the entire assembly of the Israelites left Moses' presence.

  • Deut 5:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4The LORD spoke to you face to face out of the fire on the mountain.

    5At that time, I stood between the LORD and you to declare His word to you, because you were afraid of the fire and did not go up the mountain. He said:

  • Exod 33:8
    71%

    8And whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would rise and stand at the entrance to their tents, watching Moses until he entered the tent.

  • Exod 34:30
    71%

    30When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.

  • Exod 32:9
    71%

    9The LORD also said to Moses, "I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people."

  • Exod 19:3
    71%

    3Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, saying, "This is what you shall say to the house of Jacob and declare to the children of Israel:

  • Num 14:14
    71%

    14They will tell the inhabitants of this land about it. They have already heard that you, LORD, are among these people, that you, LORD, have been seen face to face, that your cloud stays over them, and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.

  • Exod 32:19
    71%

    19As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the foot of the mountain.

  • Neh 9:18
    71%

    18Even when they made a molten calf for themselves and said, 'This is your god who brought you out of Egypt,' and they committed terrible blasphemies,

  • Num 20:6
    71%

    6Moses and Aaron left the assembly and went to the entrance of the tent of meeting. They fell facedown, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.

  • Deut 4:15
    70%

    15So be very careful for your own lives, because you did not see any form on the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb from the midst of the fire.

  • Exod 3:5
    70%

    5God said, 'Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.'

  • Num 16:20
    70%

    20The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,