Other translations
American Standard Version
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Darby Bible Translation
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the obscurity where God was.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And the people stood afar off. But Moses went to the dark cloud wherein God was.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
The people stood far off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
God's Word
The people kept their distance while Moses went closer to the dark cloud where God was.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
And the people remained standing at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
International Standard Version
Then the people stood at a distance, and Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
NET Bible
The people kept their distance, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.
New American Standard Bible
So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
New International Version
The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
New Living Translation
As the people stood in the distance, Moses approached the dark cloud where God was.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
The World English Bible
The people stayed at a distance, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
EasyEnglish Bible
So the people stayed away from the mountain. But Moses walked towards the thick, dark cloud, where God was.
Young‘s Literal Translation
And the people stand afar off, and Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick darkness where God [is].
New Life Version
The people stood far away, while Moses came near to the cloud where God was.
The Voice Bible
But everyone remained far away from the mountain as Moses began moving toward the thick, dark cloud where God was.
Living Bible
As the people stood in the distance, Moses entered into the deep darkness where God was.
New Catholic Bible
The people kept their distance while Moses approached the dark cloud where God was found.
Legacy Standard Bible
So the people stood at a distance, but Moses came near the dense gloom where God was.
Jubilee Bible 2000
Then the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Christian Standard Bible
And the people remained standing at a distance as Moses approached the total darkness where God was.
Amplified Bible © 1954
And the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
New Century Version
The people stood far away from the mountain while Moses went near the dark cloud where God was.
The Message
The people kept their distance while Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
The people stayed at a distance, but Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Then the people stood at a distance, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
Good News Translation®
But the people continued to stand a long way off, and only Moses went near the dark cloud where God was.
Wycliffe Bible
And the people stood afar (off); and Moses nighed to the darkness, wherein God was.
Contemporary English Version
But when Moses went near the thick cloud where God was, the people stayed a long way off.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
And the people stood afar off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Then the people stood at a distance, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Then the people stood at a distance, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
Common English Bible © 2011
The people stood at a distance while Moses approached the thick darkness in which God was present.
Amplified Bible © 2015
So the people stood at a [safe] distance, but Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
English Standard Version Anglicised
The people stood far off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
So the people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the dark cloud where God was.
New American Standard Bible
So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
The Expanded Bible
The people stood far away from the mountain while Moses went near the dark cloud where God was.
Tree of Life Version
The people stood far off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
Revised Standard Version
And the people stood afar off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
New International Reader's Version
Moses approached the thick darkness where God was. But the people remained a long way off.
BRG Bible
And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Complete Jewish Bible
(S: Maftir) For me you need make only an altar of earth; on it you will sacrifice your burnt offerings, peace offerings, sheep, goats and cattle. In every place where I cause my name to be mentioned, I will come to you and bless you.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Then the people stood at a distance, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
And HaAm stood afar off, while Moshe drew near unto the thick cloud where HaElohim was.
Names of God Bible
The people kept their distance while Moses went closer to the dark cloud where Elohim was.
Modern English Version
The people stood a distance away as Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
Easy-to-Read Version
The people stood far away from the mountain while Moses went to the dark cloud where God was.
International Children’s Bible
The people stood far away from the mountain while Moses went near the dark cloud where God was.
Lexham English Bible
And the people stood at a distance, and Moses approached the very thick cloud where God was.
New International Version - UK
The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.