In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
Parallel translations
- WEB In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, in slumbering on the bed;
- KJV In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
- NKJV In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls upon men, While slumbering on their beds,
- NASB “In a dream, a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls on people, While they slumber in their beds,
- NLT He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in their beds.
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Quick answer
Moses replies that without God's presence he does not want to go up at all. God's presence matters more than the promised land itself.
Overview
Moses refuses to value the journey or the land above the nearness of God. He grasps that what makes Israel's pilgrimage worthwhile is God Himself going with them. This radical priority rebukes any religion that seeks God's gifts while being content to do without God.
Cross-references & the web
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- Num 12:6He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.
- Job 4:13In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
- Gen 31:24But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”
- Gen 20:3One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
- Dan 4:5I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
- Dan 8:18While he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, helped me to my feet,
- Jer 23:28Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.
- Heb 1:1On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.
- Gen 15:12As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.
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