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Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance, and the LORD would speak with Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood <i>at</i> the door of the tabernacle, and <i>the LORD</i> talked with Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when Moses entered the tabernacle, that the pillar of cloud descended and stood <i>at</i> the door of the tabernacle, and <i>the LORD</i> talked with Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And it came about, 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As soon as Moses went into the tent, the column of smoke would come down and stay at the entrance to the tent while the LORD spoke with Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stand at the doorway of the tent while God spoke with Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance, and the LORD would speak with Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When Moses entered into the Tent, the pillar of cloud descended, stood at the door of the Tent, and Yahweh spoke with Moses. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it was as Moses went to the tent, the pillar of the cloud came down and stood at the door of the tent, and spake with Moses.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he had gone into the Tabernacle of the Covenant, the pillar of cloud descended and stood at the door, and he spoke with Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As Moses entered the tent, the column of cloud would come down and stand at its entrance while the LORD spoke with Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And whenever Moshe went out to the Tent, all the people stood and were presented, each person, at the door of his tent and looked at the back of Moshe until he entered the tent.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And when Moses entered into the tabernacle, the pillar of the cloud descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and <i>God</i> talked to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/33-9.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=8650" 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/33.htm">The Tent of Meeting</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Then, whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would stand at the entrances to their own tents and watch Moses until he entered the tent. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">As</a> <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.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: kə·ḇō (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">entered</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: hā·’ō·hĕ·lāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">the tent,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5982.htm" title="5982: ‘am·mūḏ (N-msc) -- A pillar, column. Or ammud; from amad; a column; also a stand, i.e. Platform.">the pillar</a> <a href="/hebrew/6051.htm" title="6051: he·‘ā·nān (Art:: N-ms) -- A cloud mass, cloud. From anan; a cloud, i.e. The nimbus or thunder-cloud.">of cloud</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yê·rêḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">would come down</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: wə·‘ā·maḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">and remain</a> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: pe·ṯaḥ (N-msc) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">at the entrance,</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: hā·’ō·hel (Art:: N-ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: wə·ḏib·ber (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">and the LORD would speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <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.">Moses.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they would stand up and worship, each one at the entrance to his own tent.…<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="/numbers/12-5.htm">Numbers 12:5</a></span><br />and the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the Tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When both of them had stepped forward,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-15.htm">Deuteronomy 31:15</a></span><br />Then the LORD appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to the tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Exodus 40:34-35</a></span><br />Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. / Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a></span><br />And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">2 Chronicles 5:13-14</a></span><br />The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/10-3.htm">Ezekiel 10:3-4</a></span><br />Now when the man went in, the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple, and a cloud filled the inner court. / Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-4.htm">Isaiah 6:4</a></span><br />At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/99-7.htm">Psalm 99:7</a></span><br />He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-7.htm">Psalm 103:7</a></span><br />He made known His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel.<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="/hebrews/9-5.htm">Hebrews 9:5</a></span><br />Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-8.htm">Revelation 15:8</a></span><br />And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a></span><br />While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-34.htm">Luke 9:34-35</a></span><br />While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. / And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">cloudy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21,22</a></b></br> And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/99-7.htm">Psalm 99:7</a></b></br> He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance <i>that</i> he gave them.</p><p class="hdg">talked</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/33-11.htm">Exodus 33:11</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/25-22.htm">Exodus 25:22</a></b></br> And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which <i>are</i> upon the ark of the testimony, of all <i>things</i> which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/31-18.htm">Exodus 31:18</a></b></br> And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/24-18.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Cloudy</a> <a href="/exodus/32-7.htm">Descend</a> <a href="/exodus/19-20.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/exodus/33-8.htm">Door</a> <a href="/exodus/33-8.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/exodus/33-8.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/exodus/33-8.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/29-42.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/exodus/25-34.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/exodus/32-12.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/exodus/33-8.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/exodus/33-8.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/exodus/33-8.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/20-22.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/exodus/16-10.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/exodus/33-8.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/exodus/33-8.htm">Whenever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/33-10.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/exodus/33-10.htm">Cloudy</a> <a href="/numbers/16-30.htm">Descend</a> <a href="/exodus/34-5.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/exodus/33-10.htm">Door</a> <a href="/exodus/34-34.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/exodus/33-10.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/exodus/33-11.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/33-10.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/exodus/33-10.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/exodus/34-34.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/exodus/33-10.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/exodus/33-10.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/exodus/33-10.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/34-29.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/exodus/34-29.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/exodus/33-10.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/exodus/33-10.htm">Whenever</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/33-1.htm">The Lord refuses to go as he had promised with the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/33-4.htm">The people mourn there</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/33-7.htm">The tabernacle is removed out of the camp</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/33-9.htm">The Lord talks familiarly with Moses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/33-12.htm">Moses prevails with God, and desires to see his glory</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/33.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/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>As Moses entered the tent</b><br>This phrase refers to the Tent of Meeting, a temporary structure set up outside the Israelite camp where Moses would meet with God. It symbolizes a place of divine encounter and revelation. The tent's location outside the camp signifies the separation between the holiness of God and the sinfulness of the people. This setting prefigures the tabernacle and later the temple, where God's presence would dwell among His people. Moses, as a mediator, foreshadows Christ, who enters the heavenly sanctuary on behalf of humanity.<p><b>the pillar of cloud would come down</b><br>The pillar of cloud represents God's presence and guidance for the Israelites during their wilderness journey. It is a visible manifestation of God's glory and protection, similar to the Shekinah glory that filled the tabernacle and later the temple. This cloud also served as a guide, leading the Israelites by day. The descent of the cloud signifies God's willingness to meet with Moses and communicate His will, emphasizing the importance of divine guidance in the life of believers.<p><b>and remain at the entrance</b><br>The cloud remaining at the entrance of the tent indicates God's readiness to engage with Moses and His people. It serves as a barrier, signifying that only those called by God, like Moses, could enter His presence. This concept of restricted access is echoed in the Holy of Holies within the tabernacle and temple, where only the high priest could enter once a year. It underscores the holiness of God and the need for a mediator, pointing to Jesus Christ as the ultimate mediator who grants believers access to God.<p><b>and the LORD would speak with Moses</b><br>This direct communication between God and Moses highlights the unique relationship Moses had with God, described elsewhere as speaking "face to face" (<a href="/exodus/33-11.htm">Exodus 33:11</a>). It underscores Moses' role as a prophet and leader, chosen to deliver God's law and guidance to Israel. This interaction prefigures the intimate relationship believers can have with God through Christ, who is the Word made flesh. It also points to the prophetic office of Christ, who reveals God's will to humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The central human figure in this passage, Moses is the leader of the Israelites and the mediator between God and His people. He enters the tent of meeting to commune with God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tent_of_meeting.htm">The Tent of Meeting</a></b><br>A sacred place set outside the camp where Moses would meet with God. It symbolizes a place of divine encounter and revelation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_pillar_of_cloud.htm">The Pillar of Cloud</a></b><br>A visible manifestation of God's presence, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, signifying God's presence and His willingness to communicate with Moses.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who speaks directly with Moses, demonstrating a unique and intimate relationship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are the broader context of the account, witnessing these divine encounters and being led by Moses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_sacred_spaces.htm">The Importance of Sacred Spaces</a></b><br>Just as the tent of meeting was a designated place for encountering God, believers today should cultivate spaces and times for personal communion with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_guidance.htm">God's Presence and Guidance</a></b><br>The pillar of cloud represents God's faithful presence and guidance. Believers can trust in God's continual presence and seek His guidance through prayer and Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intimacy_with_god.htm">Intimacy with God</a></b><br>Moses' relationship with God was marked by direct communication. Believers are invited into a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ, where they can speak and listen to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_mediators.htm">The Role of Mediators</a></b><br>Moses acted as a mediator between God and the Israelites. In the New Testament, Jesus is our ultimate mediator, bridging the gap between humanity and God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_to_others.htm">Witness to Others</a></b><br>The Israelites witnessed God's interaction with Moses. Our relationship with God should be evident to others, serving as a testimony to His reality and love.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_tent_of_meeting_for.htm">What is the purpose of the Tent of Meeting?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_a_glory_cloud.htm">What is a Glory Cloud?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_spiritual_darkness.htm">What occurred at the Mount of Transfiguration?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_exodus_33_7-11_tent.htm">Is there any archaeological or historical evidence for a distinct 'Tent of Meeting' as described in Exodus 33:7-11, given that later passages describe the Tabernacle differently?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As Moses entered into the tabernacle.</span> Rather, "When Moses was gone into the tent." <span class="cmt_word">The cloudy pillar descended.</span> It is not quite clear whether this was done once only, or whether the pillar, during the continuance of this "tent of meeting," alternated between the top of Sinai and the door of the tent, descending when Moses entered the tent and reascending when he quitted it. The latter supposition is most consonant with the previous statement (ver. 7) that "every one which sought the Lord went out unto the tabernacle" (tent), for the people were at no time allowed to approach the cloud. <span class="cmt_word">And the Lord talked with</span> <span class="cmt_word">Moses.</span> Literally, "And talked with Moses." The cloudy pillar, in and through which God made his presence felt, is here identified with God, and said to have conversed with Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/33-9.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">As</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁה֙</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">entered</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּבֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the tent,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֹ֔הֱלָה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ō·hĕ·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the pillar</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמּ֣וּד</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mūḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5982.htm">Strong's 5982: </a> </span><span class="str2">A column, a stand, platform</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of cloud</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽעָנָ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ā·nān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6051.htm">Strong's 6051: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would come down</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵרֵד֙</span> <span class="translit">(yê·rêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and remain</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָמַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·maḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the entrance,</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּ֣תַח</span> <span class="translit">(pe·ṯaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, entrance way</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the LORD would speak</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדִבֶּ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏib·ber)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶֽׁה׃</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/33-9.htm">Exodus 33:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/33-9.htm">Exodus 33:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/33-9.htm">Exodus 33:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/33-9.htm">Exodus 33:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/33-9.htm">Exodus 33:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/33-9.htm">Exodus 33:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/33-9.htm">Exodus 33:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/33-9.htm">Exodus 33:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/33-9.htm">Exodus 33:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/33-9.htm">Exodus 33:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/33-9.htm">OT Law: Exodus 33:9 It happened when Moses entered into (Exo. 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