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Exodus 20:21
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19 Then they said to Moses, a“You speak with us, and we will hear; but blet not God speak with us, lest we die.”  
20 And Moses said to the people, a“Do not fear; bfor God has come to test you, and cthat His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin.”  
21 So the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near athe thick darkness where God was.  

The Law of the Altar

22 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘You have seen that I have talked with you afrom heaven.  
23 You shall not make anything to be awith Me—gods of silver or gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves.  
Verse Comparison: Exodus 20:21

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

Amplified® Bible
And the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.

Contemporary English Version
But when Moses went near the thick cloud where God was, the people stayed a long way off.

Darby English Version
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the obscurity where God was.

Good News Bible
But the people continued to stand a long way off, and only Moses went near the dark cloud where God was.

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

New American Standard Bible
So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached the thick cloud where God {was.}

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

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached the thick cloud where God dwelled.

Revised Standard Version
And the people stood afar off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.

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


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