Exodus 19:17

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

Exodus 19:17 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
English Standard Version (ESV)
17 Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain.
New Living Translation (NLT)
17 Moses led them out from the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
The Message Bible (MSG)
17 Moses led the people out of the camp to meet God. They stood at attention at the base of the mountain.
American Standard Version (ASV)
17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
17 Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
17 Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
17 Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God. They stood at the foot of the mountain.

Exodus 19:17 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 19:17

And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp
Which was before the mountain and near it, when the above tokens were given of the divine Presence on it; as they were thrown into a panic upon the sound of the trumpet, it was, perhaps, with some difficulty that they were brought out of the camp, or persuaded to quit it; and nothing short of the presence of Moses at the head of them, to go before them, and lead them to the foot of the mountain, could have prevailed upon them to have done it:

to meet with God;
who came forth in such an awful and solemn manner, as their King and lawgiver, to deliver a body of laws to them, to be the rule of their future conduct:

and they stood at the nether part of the mount;
at the bottom of it, where bounds were set, and a fence made, that they should proceed no further, and yet near enough to hear what God said to Moses and to them.

Exodus 19:17 In-Context

15 Then he said to the people, “Prepare yourselves for the third day. Abstain from sexual relations.”
16 On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled.
17 Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
18 Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the LORD descended on it in fire. The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace, and the whole mountain trembled violently.
19 As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and the voice of God answered him.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S ver 2; Deuteronomy 4:11
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