Exodus 20:21 Hebrew Word Analysis

0stoodוַיַּֽעֲמֹ֥דh5975
1And the peopleהָעָ֖םh5971
2afar offמֵֽרָחֹ֑קh7350
3and Mosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙h4872
4drew nearנִגַּ֣שׁh5066
5אֶלh413
6unto the thick darknessהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לh6205
7אֲשֶׁרh834
8שָׁ֖םh8033
9where Godהָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃h430

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the people kept their places far off, but Moses went near to the dark cloud where God was.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the obscurity where God was.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.

World English Bible (WEB)

The people stayed at a distance, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And the people stand afar off, and Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick darkness where God `is'.