Verse 21

So the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Folket holdt seg på avstand, mens Moses gikk nær til mørket hvor Gud var.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Folket sto langt borte, men Moses nærmet seg tåken der Gud var.

• Norsk King James

  Og folket stod langt borte, men Moses nærmet seg det tette mørket hvor Gud var.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Folket stod der borte, men Moses nærmet seg mørket hvor Gud var.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Folket holdt seg på avstand, mens Moses nærmet seg mørket der Gud var.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og folket sto langt unna, mens Moses nærmet seg mørket hvor Gud var.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Folket stod på avstand, mens Moses nærmet seg den tette mørke hvor Gud var.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og folket sto langt unna, mens Moses nærmet seg mørket hvor Gud var.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Folket sto på avstand, mens Moses nærmet seg det dunkle mørket der Gud var.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Exodus.20.21", "source": "וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד הָעָ֖ם מֵרָחֹ֑ק וּמֹשֶׁה֙ נִגַּ֣שׁ אֶל־הָֽעֲרָפֶ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃", "text": "*wə-yaʿămōd* the *ʿām* from *rāḥōq* and *Mōšeh* *niggaš* unto the *ʿărāp̄el* *ʾăšer*-there the *ʾĕlōhîm*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿămōd*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he stood", "*ʿām*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the people", "*rāḥōq*": "adverb - far/at a distance", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses", "*niggaš*": "Niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - drew near/approached", "*ʾel-*": "preposition - unto/toward", "*ʿărāp̄el*": "definite noun, masculine singular - thick darkness/thick cloud", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/where", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "definite noun, masculine plural form with singular meaning - God" }, "variants": { "*yaʿămōd*": "stand/remain/stay", "*rāḥōq*": "far away/distance/remoteness", "*niggaš*": "drew near/approached/came close", "*ʿărāp̄el*": "thick darkness/thick cloud/gloom", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/divine being/deity" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Folket sto på avstand, mens Moses nærmet seg mørket hvor Gud var.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Folket stod langt borte; og Mose gik nær til Mørket, hvor Gud var.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og folket stod langt borte, men Moses nærmet seg det dype mørket der Gud var.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Folket sto langt borte, men Moses nærmet seg det tykke mørket hvor Gud var.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Folket holdt seg på avstand mens Moses nærmet seg det tette mørket der Gud var.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Folket sto langt unna, mens Moses nærmet seg den mørke skyen der Gud var.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Folket sto på avstand mens Moses nærmet seg mørket der Gud var.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the people stode aferre of, ad Moses went in to the thicke clowde where God was

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the people stode afarre of. But Moses gat him in to the darcke cloude, where in God was.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So the people stoode afarre off, but Moses drew neere vnto the darkenes where God was.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the people stoode a farre of: and Moyses went into the thicke cloude where God was.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the people stand afar off, and Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick darkness where God `is'.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The people kept their distance, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 8:12 : 12 Then Solomon spoke: The LORD said that he would dwell in thick darkness.
• Ps 18:9 : 9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
• Ps 97:2 : 2 Clouds and darkness surround him: righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne.
• Ps 104:2 : 2 Who covers Yourself with light as with a garment: who stretches out the heavens like a curtain:
• 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 Who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see: to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.
• Ps 18:12 : 12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.
• 2 Chr 6:1 : 1 Then Solomon said, The LORD has said that he would dwell in thick darkness.
• Exod 19:16-17 : 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 exceedingly loud, so that all the people in the camp trembled. 17 And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the lower part of the mount.
• Deut 5:5 : 5 (I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to show you the word of the LORD: for you were afraid because of the fire, and did not go up into the mountain;) saying,
• Deut 5:22 : 22 These words the LORD spoke to all your assembly on the mountain out of the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a great voice: and He added no more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone, and delivered them to me.