Exodus 19:9
New English Translation
9 The Lord said to Moses, “I am going to come[a] to you in a dense cloud,[b] so that the people may hear when I speak with you and so that they will always believe in you.”[c] And Moses told the words of the people to the Lord.
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- Exodus 19:9 tn The construction uses the deictic particle and the participle to express the imminent future, what God was about to do. Here is the first announcement of the theophany.
- Exodus 19:9 tn Heb “the thickness of the cloud”; KJV, ASV, NASB, NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT “in a thick cloud.”
- Exodus 19:9 tn Since “and also in you” begins the clause, the emphasis must be that the people would also trust Moses. See Exod 4:1-9, 31; 14:31.
Exodus 19:9
New International Version
9 The Lord said to Moses, “I am going to come to you in a dense cloud,(A) so that the people will hear me speaking(B) with you and will always put their trust(C) in you.” Then Moses told the Lord what the people had said.
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