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Literal Standard Version

Exodus 33:9

And it has come to pass, at the going in of Moses to the tent, the pillar of the cloud comes down, and has stood at the opening of the tent, and He has spoken with Moses;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Cloud;   Communion;   Israel;   Jebusites;   Prophets;   Tabernacle;   Thompson Chain Reference - Cloud;   Divine;   Fellowship, Divine;   Fellowship-Estrangement;   Fire;   God;   Manifestations, Special Divine;   Mysteries-Revelations;   Pillar of Cloud;   Spiritual;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Cloud of Glory;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Cloud, Cloud of the Lord;   Priest, Christ as;   Temple;   Testimony;   Theophany;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Cloud;   Communion;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Cloud;   Moses;   Tabernacle;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Clouds;   Exodus, Book of;   Pillar of Cloud and Fire;   Tabernacle;   Theophany;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Moses;   Numbers, Book of;   Tabernacle;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Light and Darkness;   King James Dictionary - Cloudy;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Pillar;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Cloud, Pillar of;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Pillar;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   Moses;   Pentateuch;   Pillar;   Priests and Levites;   Tabernacle;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Elohist;   Exodus, Book of;   Priest;   Tabernacle;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
It happened, when Moshe entered into the Tent, that the pillar of cloud descended, stood at the door of the Tent, and spoke with Moshe.
King James Version
And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the Lord talked with Moses.
Lexham English Bible
And at the entering of Moses into the tent the column of cloud would descend and stand at the opening of the tent, and he would speak with Moses.
New Century Version
When Moses went into the Tent, the pillar of cloud would always come down and stay at the entrance of the Tent while the Lord spoke with Moses.
New English Translation
And whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the Lord would speak with Moses.
Amplified Bible
Whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the doorway of the tent; and the LORD would speak with Moses.
New American Standard Bible
Whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent; and the LORD would speak with Moses.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And assoone as Moses was entred into the Tabernacle, the cloudie pillar descended & stood at the doore of the Tabernacle, and the Lord talked with Moses.
Legacy Standard Bible
And it happened whenever Moses entered the tent, that the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent; and Yahweh would speak with Moses.
Contemporary English Version
Then they would bow down because a thick cloud would come down in front of the tent, and the Lord would speak to Moses face to face, just like a friend. Afterwards, Moses would return to camp, but his young assistant Joshua would stay at the tent.
Complete Jewish Bible
Whenever Moshe entered the tent, the column of cloud would descend and station itself at the entrance to the tent; and Adonai would speak with Moshe.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when Moses entered into the tent, the pillar of cloud descended, and stood at the entrance of the tent, and [Jehovah] talked with Moses.
Easy-to-Read Version
Whenever Moses went into the tent, the tall cloud would come down and stay at the entrance to the tent. And the Lord would speak with Moses.
English Standard Version
When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the Lord would speak with Moses.
George Lamsa Translation
And it came to pass as Moses entered into the tabernacle the pillar of cloud descended and stood at the door of the tabernacle and the LORD talked with Moses.
Good News Translation
After Moses had gone in, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the door of the Tent, and the Lord would speak to Moses from the cloud.
Christian Standard Bible®
When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance to the tent, and the Lord would speak with Moses.
Literal Translation
And it happened as Moses went into the tabernacle, the pillar of cloud would come down and stand at the door of the tabernacle. And He spoke with Moses.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan Moses entred in to the Tabernacle, the cloudy pyler came downe, and stode in the dore of the Tabernacle, and he talked with Moses.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when Moses entered into the Tent, the pillar of cloud descended, and stood at the door of the Tent: and Jehovah spake with Moses.
Bible in Basic English
And whenever Moses went into the Tent, the pillar of cloud came down, and took its place by the door of the Tent, as long as the Lord was talking with Moses.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And assoone as Moyses was entred into the tabernacle, the cloudie piller descended, and stode at the doore of the tabernacle, and he talked with Moyses.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass, when Moses entered into the Tent, the pillar of cloud descended, and stood at the door of the Tent; and [the LORD] spoke with Moses.
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe as Moses entred into the Tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the doore of the Tabernacle, and the Lord talked with Moses.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And when Moses entered into the tabernacle, the pillar of the cloud descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and God talked to Moses.
English Revised Version
And it came to pass, when Moses entered into the Tent, the pillar of cloud descended, and stood at the door of the Tent: and the LORD spake with Moses.
Berean Standard Bible
As Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance, and the LORD would speak with Moses.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli whanne he entride in to the tabernacle of boond of pees, a piler of cloude cam doun, and stood at the dore; and the Lord spak with Moises,
Young's Literal Translation
And it hath come to pass, at the going in of Moses to the tent, the pillar of the cloud cometh down, and hath stood at the opening of the tent, and He hath spoken with Moses;
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, when Moses entered into the Tent, the pillar of cloud descended, and stood at the door of the Tent: and [Yahweh] spoke with Moses.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood [at] the door of the tabernacle, and [the LORD] talked with Moses.
World English Bible
It happened, when Moses entered into the Tent, that the pillar of cloud descended, stood at the door of the Tent, and spoke with Moses.
New King James Version
And it came to pass, when Moses entered the tabernacle, that the pillar of cloud descended and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses.
New Living Translation
As he went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and hover at its entrance while the Lord spoke with Moses.
New Life Bible
Whenever Moses went into the meeting tent, the cloud would come down and stand at the door of the tent. And the Lord would speak with Moses.
New Revised Standard
When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the Lord would speak with Moses.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass that when Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud came down, and stood at the opening of the tent, - and spake with Moses.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he was gone into the tabernacle of the covenant, the pillar of the cloud came down, and stood at the door, and he spoke with Moses.
Revised Standard Version
When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the door of the tent, and the LORD would speak with Moses.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent; and the LORD would speak with Moses.

Contextual Overview

7And Moses takes the tent, and has stretched it out at the outside of the camp, far off from the camp, and has called it, "Tent of Meeting"; and it has come to pass, everyone seeking YHWH goes out to the Tent of Meeting, which [is] at the outside of the camp. 8And it has come to pass, at the going out of Moses to the tent, all the people rise, and have stood, each at the opening of his tent, and have looked expectingly after Moses, until his going into the tent. 9And it has come to pass, at the going in of Moses to the tent, the pillar of the cloud comes down, and has stood at the opening of the tent, and He has spoken with Moses;10and all the people have seen the pillar of the cloud standing at the opening of the tent, and all the people have risen and bowed themselves, each at the opening of his tent. 11And YHWH has spoken to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend; and he has turned back to the camp, and his minister Joshua, son of Nun, a youth, does not depart out of the tent.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

cloudy: Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Psalms 99:7

talked: Exodus 33:11, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 34:3, Exodus 34:9, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 18:33, Numbers 11:17, Ezekiel 3:22

Reciprocal: Exodus 34:5 - descended Exodus 40:34 - a cloud Numbers 7:89 - to speak Numbers 9:15 - the cloud Deuteronomy 31:15 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 4:9
And YHWH says to Cain, "Where [is] your brother Abel?" And he says, "I have not known; am I my brother's keeper?"
Genesis 27:39
And his father Isaac answers and says to him, "Behold, of the fatness of the earth is your dwelling, and of the dew of the heavens from above;
Genesis 27:41
And Esau hates Jacob, because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau says in his heart, "The days of mourning [for] my father draw near, and I slay my brother Jacob."
Judges 20:23
And the sons of Israel go up and weep before YHWH until the evening, and ask of YHWH, saying, "Do I add to draw near to battle with the sons of my brother Benjamin?" And YHWH says, "Go up against him."
Proverbs 16:7
When a man's ways please YHWH, even his enemies, || He causes to be at peace with him.
Proverbs 30:15
To the leech [are] two daughters—Give! Give! Behold, three things are not satisfied, || Four have not said "Sufficiency";
Ecclesiastes 4:8
There is one, and there is not a second; even son or brother he has not, and there is no end to all his labor! His eye also is not satisfied with riches, and [he does not say], "For whom am I laboring and bereaving my soul of good?" This also is vanity, it is a sad travail.
Acts 9:17
And Ananias went away, and entered into the house, and having put on him [his] hands, said, "Saul, brother, the LORD has sent me—Jesus who appeared to you in the way in which you were coming—that you may see again, and may be filled with the Holy Spirit."
Acts 21:20
and they having heard, were glorifying the LORD. They also said to him, "You see, brother, how many myriads there are of Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the Law,
Philemon 1:7
for we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the yearnings of the holy ones have been refreshed through you, brother.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended,.... From the top of the mount in which Jehovah was:

and stood at the door of the tabernacle; where Moses was just entered, and in sight of the people, which was a token of grace and favour both to him and them:

and [the Lord] talked with Moses; not the cloudy pillar, but the Lord in it, as we rightly supply it: what he talked with him about is not said, very probably concerning the children of Israel, their conduct and behaviour, and what was his will further concerning them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 33:9. The cloudy pillar descended — This very circumstance precluded the possibility of deception. The cloud descending at these times, and at none others, was a full proof that it was miraculous, and a pledge of the Divine presence. It was beyond the power of human art to counterfeit such an appearance; and let it be observed that all the people saw this, Exodus 33:10. How many indubitable and irrefragable proofs of its own authenticity and Divine origin does the Pentateuch contain!


 
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