‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.
Parallel translations
- WEB ‘I am clean, without disobedience. I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me.
- KJV I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.
- NKJV ‘Iam pure, without transgression; I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.
- NASB ‘I am pure, without wrongdoing; I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.
- NLT You said, ‘I am pure; I am without sin; I am innocent; I have no guilt.
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Quick answer
As Moses enters the Tent, the pillar of cloud descends and God speaks with him. God's visible presence confirms Moses' unique role as mediator.
Overview
The descending cloud signifies God's manifest presence coming to meet Moses. That God speaks with him directly affirms the intimacy of their relationship. This visible token reassures Israel that, despite their sin, God still communes with His chosen mediator on their behalf.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Job 16:17yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.
- Job 10:7though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand?
- Job 11:4You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’
- Job 9:21Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.
- Job 29:14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.
- Job 13:23How many are my iniquities and sins? Reveal to me my transgression and sin.
- Job 9:23When the scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
- Job 17:8The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless.
- Job 23:11–12My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
- Jer 2:35you say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’
- Job 9:17For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause.
- Job 27:5–6I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
- Job 13:18Behold, now that I have prepared my case, I know that I will be vindicated.
- Job 9:28I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.
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Job's cry for a mediator who can lay his hand on both God and man, and his confidence that 'my Redeemer lives' and will stand on the earth, reaches forward to Jesus the living Redeemer.
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