Exodus 33:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 33:5

3 Go up ^ato a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, lest ^bI consume you on the way, for you are ^ca stiff-necked people.”

4 And when the people heard this bad news, ^athey mourned, ^band no one put on his ornaments.

5 For the Lord had said to Moses, “Say to the children of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. I could come up into your midst in one moment and consume you. Now therefore, take off your¹ ornaments, that I may ^aknow what to do to you.’ ”

6 So the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by Mount Horeb.

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7 Moses took his tent and pitched it outside the camp, far from the camp, and ^acalled it the tabernacle of meeting. And it came to pass that everyone who ^bsought the Lord went out to the tabernacle of meeting which was outside the camp.

8 So it was, whenever Moses went out to the tabernacle, that all the people rose, and each man stood ^aat his tent door and watched Moses until he had gone into the tabernacle.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 33:5

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American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people; if I go up into the midst of thee for one moment, I shall consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.

Amplified® Bible
For the Lord had said to Moses, Say to the Israelites, You are a stiff-necked people! If I should come among you for one moment, I would consume {and} destroy you. Now therefore [penitently] leave off your ornaments, that I may know what to do with you.

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 33:4)

Darby English Version
Now Jehovah had said to Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiff-necked people: in one moment I will come up into the midst of thee and will consume thee. And now put off thine ornaments from thee, and I will know what I will do unto thee.

Good News Bible
For the LORD had commanded Moses to tell them, "You are a stubborn people. If I were to go with you even for a moment, I would completely destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you."

King James Version
For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.

New American Standard Bible
For the LORD had said to Moses, "Say to the sons of Israel, `You are an obstinate people; should I go up in your midst for one moment, I would destroy you. Now therefore, put off your ornaments from you, that I may know what I shall do with you.'"

New International Version
For the LORD had said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go with you even for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.' "

New King James Version
For the LORD had said to Moses, “Say to the children of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. I could come up into your midst in one moment and consume you. Now therefore, take off your ornaments, that I may know what to do to you.’”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For the LORD had said to Moses, "Say to the sons of Israel, 'You have proved yourself an obstinate people; should I go up in your midst for one moment, I would destroy you. Now therefore, put off your ornaments from you, that I may know what I shall do with you.'"

Revised Standard Version
For the LORD had said to Moses, "Say to the people of Israel, 'You are a stiff-necked people; if for a single moment I should go up among you, I would consume you. So now put off your ornaments from you, that I may know what to do with you.'"

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Say unto the sons of Israel, Ye `are' a stiff-necked people; one moment -- I come up into thy midst, and have consumed thee; and now, put down thine ornaments from off thee, and I know what I do to thee;'

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