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and they stood at the nether part of the mount.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood <i>and</i> presented themselves at the foot of the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Moses led them out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Moses led them out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses brought the people from the camp to meet God, and they stood at the base of the mountain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their place at the foot of the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses led the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the lower part of the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses led the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the lower part of the mountain. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses brings out the people from the camp to meet God, and they station themselves at the lower part of the mountain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Moses bringeth out the people to meet God from the camp, and they station themselves at the lower part of the mount,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses will bring forth the people to the meeting of God out of the camp; and they will stand in the lower parts of the mount.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when Moses had brought them forth to meet God from the place of the camp, they stood at the bottom of the mount. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when Moses had led them out to meet God, from the place of the camp, they stood at the base of the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But Moses led the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stationed themselves at the foot of the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God. They took their stand at the foot of the mountain.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the base of the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe brought out the people to the meeting of God from the camp and they stood at the base of the mountain.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses led the people forth out of the camp to meet God, and they stood by under the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/19-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=4864" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/19.htm">The LORD Visits Sinai</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16</span>On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Then Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yō·w·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">out of</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: ham·ma·ḥă·neh (Art:: N-cs) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">the camp</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: liq·raṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.">to meet</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">with God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3320.htm" title="3320: way·yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To set or station oneself, take one's stand. A primitive root; to place; reflexively, to station, offer, continue.">and they stood</a> <a href="/hebrew/8482.htm" title="8482: bə·ṯaḥ·tîṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Lower, lowest. From tachath; lowermost; as noun the depths.">at the foot</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·hār (Art:: N-ms) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">of the mountain.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-10.htm">Deuteronomy 4:10-12</a></span><br />The day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me, “Gather the people before Me to hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach them to their children.” / You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness. / And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words but saw no form; there was only a voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-18.htm">Hebrews 12:18-21</a></span><br />For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm; / to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken. / For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/24-1.htm">Exodus 24:1-2</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance. / Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but the others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-4.htm">Deuteronomy 5:4-5</a></span><br />The LORD spoke with you face to face out of the fire on the mountain. / At that time I was standing between the LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. And He said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Acts 7:38</a></span><br />He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Exodus 20:18-21</a></span><br />When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance. / “Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.” / “Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-10.htm">Deuteronomy 9:10</a></span><br />Then the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, inscribed by the finger of God with the exact words that the LORD spoke to you out of the fire on the mountain on the day of the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-7.htm">2 Corinthians 3:7-9</a></span><br />Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory, / will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? / For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-12.htm">Exodus 3:12</a></span><br />“I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-2.htm">Deuteronomy 33:2</a></span><br />He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-17.htm">Psalm 68:17</a></span><br />The chariots of God are tens of thousands—thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Revelation 4:5</a></span><br />From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-2.htm">Exodus 34:2-3</a></span><br />Be ready in the morning, and come up on Mount Sinai to present yourself before Me on the mountaintop. / No one may go up with you; in fact, no one may be seen anywhere on the mountain—not even the flocks or herds may graze in front of the mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Nehemiah 9:13</a></span><br />You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-19.htm">Galatians 3:19</a></span><br />Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-10.htm">Deuteronomy 4:10</a></b></br> <i>Specially</i> the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and <i>that</i> they may teach their children.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-5.htm">Deuteronomy 5:5</a></b></br> (I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/exodus/12-37.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/exodus/19-1.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">Led</a> <a href="/exodus/18-7.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/exodus/19-14.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/jude/1-13.htm">Nether</a> <a href="/exodus/16-36.htm">Part</a> <a href="/exodus/10-23.htm">Places</a> <a href="/exodus/18-23.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/exodus/17-9.htm">Station</a> <a href="/exodus/18-13.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/exodus/18-26.htm">Themselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/29-14.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/exodus/21-24.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/exodus/19-22.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/exodus/32-21.htm">Led</a> <a href="/exodus/23-4.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/exodus/19-19.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-6.htm">Nether</a> <a href="/exodus/25-19.htm">Part</a> <a href="/exodus/20-21.htm">Places</a> <a href="/exodus/20-21.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/numbers/2-17.htm">Station</a> <a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/exodus/32-17.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/exodus/19-22.htm">Themselves</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/19-1.htm">The people arrive at Sinai</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/19-3.htm">God's message by Moses unto the people out of the mount</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/19-8.htm">The people are prepared against the third day, for the giving of the law</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/19-12.htm">The mountain must not be touched</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">The fearful presence of God upon the mount</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Moses brought the people out of the camp</b><br>Moses acts as the mediator between God and the Israelites, a role that foreshadows the mediatory work of Jesus Christ (<a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a>). The act of bringing the people out of the camp signifies a transition from their ordinary lives to a sacred encounter with God. This movement from the camp to the mountain is symbolic of leaving behind the mundane to enter into a divine presence, similar to how believers are called to separate themselves from worldly concerns to focus on God (<a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a>).<p><b>to meet with God</b><br>This phrase highlights the purpose of the gathering: a direct encounter with the divine. The Israelites are about to experience a theophany, a visible manifestation of God, which is a rare and significant event in biblical history. This meeting is a fulfillment of God's promise to Moses at the burning bush (<a href="/exodus/3-12.htm">Exodus 3:12</a>) and establishes the covenant relationship between God and Israel. It prefigures the ultimate meeting with God through Christ, who reconciles humanity to God (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>).<p><b>and they stood at the foot of the mountain</b><br>The mountain, identified as Mount Sinai, is a place of divine revelation and covenant. Geographically, Mount Sinai is traditionally located in the Sinai Peninsula, though its exact location is debated. Standing at the foot of the mountain signifies the people's readiness to receive God's law, which will be given in the form of the Ten Commandments. This position also underscores the holiness of God, as the people are not permitted to ascend the mountain, reflecting the separation between a holy God and sinful humanity. This separation is ultimately bridged by Christ, who provides access to God (<a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-22</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His people from Egyptian bondage and to guide them through the wilderness. In this verse, Moses acts as an intermediary between God and the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People (Israelites)</a></b><br>The descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt. They are gathered to witness a significant event in their covenant relationship with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_camp.htm">The Camp</a></b><br>The temporary dwelling place of the Israelites in the wilderness. It represents their current state of transition and dependence on God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, who is about to reveal Himself to His chosen people in a powerful and direct manner, establishing His covenant with them.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_mountain.htm">The Mountain (Mount Sinai)</a></b><br>The sacred place where God will give the Law to Moses. It symbolizes God's holiness and the place of divine revelation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_god's_presence.htm">Reverence for God's Presence</a></b><br>The Israelites' gathering at the foot of the mountain teaches us the importance of approaching God with reverence and awe. We should prepare our hearts to meet with God in worship and prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/mediation_and_leadership.htm">Mediation and Leadership</a></b><br>Moses' role as a mediator points to the need for godly leadership and the ultimate mediation of Christ. We should seek to follow leaders who guide us toward God and His truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_in_worship.htm">Community in Worship</a></b><br>The collective experience of the Israelites highlights the importance of communal worship. As believers, we are called to gather together to seek God and encourage one another in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_call.htm">Obedience to God's Call</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites followed Moses out of the camp, we are called to step out in faith and obedience when God calls us to meet with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a></b><br>The setting apart of Mount Sinai as a holy place reminds us of the call to holiness in our lives. We are to be distinct from the world, dedicated to God's purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_trust_moses'_solo_encounter_with_god.htm">Exodus 19:20-21: How can we trust the account of God and Moses on the mountain when only Moses is said to have witnessed this encounter directly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_numbers_20_8-11_and_exodus_17_6_differ.htm">Numbers 20:8-11 - Why does this passage seem inconsistent with Exodus 17:6 regarding the instructions God gives Moses for drawing water from a rock?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_death_for_touching_the_mountain.htm">Exodus 19:12-13: Why would a supposedly loving God require the death penalty for anyone (or even an animal) that merely touches the mountain?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/exodus_19_16-19__can_these_events_be_verified.htm">Exodus 19:16-19: How can the thunder, lightning, thick cloud, and loud trumpet blast be scientifically or historically verified if there is no external record of such phenomena?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Out of the camp.</span>--An open space must have intervened between the camp and the "bounds." Into this Moses led the representatives of the people, so bringing them as near to God as was permitted.<p><span class= "bld">At the nether part of the mount.</span>--In the plain directly in front of the Ras Sufsafeh, and almost under it.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Moses brought forth the people out of the camp</span>. The camp itself must have been withdrawn to some little distance from the foot of the mount, so that a vacant space intervened between the first tents and the "fence" which Moses had caused to be erected almost close to the mount. Into this vacant space Moses now led "the people" - <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, the chief of the people - so bringing them as near as they might come to God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/19-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brought the people</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּוֹצֵ֨א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·w·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the camp</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·ma·ḥă·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> </span><span class="str2">An encampment, an army</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to meet</span><br /><span class="heb">לִקְרַ֥את</span> <span class="translit">(liq·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7125.htm">Strong's 7125: </a> </span><span class="str2">Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way </span><br /><br /><span class="word">with God,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they stood</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3320.htm">Strong's 3320: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set or station oneself, take one's stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the foot</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתַחְתִּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯaḥ·tîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8482.htm">Strong's 8482: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lowermost, the depths</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the mountain.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָהָֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·hār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/19-17.htm">Exodus 19:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/19-17.htm">Exodus 19:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/19-17.htm">Exodus 19:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/19-17.htm">Exodus 19:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/19-17.htm">Exodus 19:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/19-17.htm">Exodus 19:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/19-17.htm">Exodus 19:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/19-17.htm">Exodus 19:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/19-17.htm">Exodus 19:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/19-17.htm">Exodus 19:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/19-17.htm">OT Law: Exodus 19:17 Moses led the people out (Exo. 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