Hebrews 12:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καί οὕτως φοβερὸν ἦν τὸ φανταζόμενον, Μωϋσῆς εἶπεν, Ἔκφοβός εἰμι καὶ ἔντρομος:)

Transliteration

And so phoberon ēn the phantazomenon, Mōusēs eipen, Ekphobos eimi and entromos:)

Grammar Details

*phoberon*: adjective, nominative, singular, neuter - fearful/terrifying
*ēn*: verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was
*phantazomenon*: participle, present passive, nominative, singular, neuter - appearing/being made visible
*Mōusēs*: proper noun, nominative, singular, masculine - Moses
*eipen*: verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said
*Ekphobos*: adjective, nominative, singular, masculine - exceedingly afraid/terrified
*eimi*: verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular - I am
*entromos*: adjective, nominative, singular, masculine - trembling/quaking

Word Meanings

*phoberon*: fearful/terrifying/frightening
*phantazomenon*: appearing/being made visible/being displayed
*Ekphobos*: exceedingly afraid/terrified/frightened
*entromos*: trembling/quaking/shaking with fear

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 19:16 : 16 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
Exod 19:19 : 19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
Deut 9:19 : 19 For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also.
Ps 119:120 : 120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
Isa 6:3-5 : 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
Dan 10:8 : 8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
Dan 10:17 : 17 For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
Rev 1:17 : 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Heb 12:18-20
3 verses
79%
18For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
19And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:
20(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
Acts 7:31-32
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77%
31When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,
32Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
Deut 34:12
77%
12And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.
Exod 20:18-21
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76%
18And 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.
19And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
20And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Exod 34:29-30
2 verses
75%
29And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.
30And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.
Exod 19:16-21
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75%
16And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
17And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
18And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
19And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
20And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
21And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
Isa 2:21
74%
21To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Exod 3:5-6
2 verses
74%
5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
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Exod 19:23
74%
23And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.
Exod 19:12
73%
12And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:
Num 12:8
73%
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Ps 55:5
73%
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Num 20:6
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14Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
Ps 119:120
72%
120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
Exod 24:17-18
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72%
17And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
18And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.
Num 14:5
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5Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
Num 22:3
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3And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
Nah 1:5
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5The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
Deut 4:11
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11And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
Judg 5:5
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5The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.
Matt 17:6
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6And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
Deut 1:29
72%
29Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
Jer 4:24
71%
24I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
Job 21:6
71%
6Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
Deut 18:16
71%
16According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.
Num 16:4
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4And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
Exod 32:19
71%
19And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
Deut 5:5
71%
5(I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,
Exod 14:31
71%
31And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.
Job 23:15
71%
15Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
Num 14:13
71%
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Num 16:45
70%
45Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
Exod 24:15
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15And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.