Exodus 20:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.”
Exodus 20:21 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 20:2110 words
וַיַּעֲמֹדwayaʿămōdAnd stand
הָעָםhāʿāmThe people
מֵרָחֹקmērāḥōqFrom remote
וּמֹשֶׁהûmōšehAnd Moses
נִגַּשׁnigašBe
אֶלʾelNear
הָעֲרָפֶלhāʿărāp̄elThe gloom
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
שָׁםšāmThere
הָאֱלֹהִיםhāʾĕlōhîmThe God
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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