And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
Parallel translations
- WEB Moses led the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the lower part of the mountain.
- BSB Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
- NKJV And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
- NASB And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
- NLT Moses led them out from the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
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Quick answer
Moses brought the people out to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. The whole nation is summoned into God's presence.
Overview
As mediator, Moses leads Israel to the appointed meeting with their God. The people stand below, marking their place before His holiness. The scene anticipates the assembly of God's redeemed people gathered before Him, brought near not in terror but through the blood of Jesus.
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Cross-references · 2
- Deut 4:10Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.
- Deut 5:5(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,
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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