Bible Strands
Exodus 19:17
Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses leads the Israelites out of their encampment to the base of Mount Sinai at the moment God prepares to descend in fire and smoke.
The words — The verb יוֹצֵא (yo-tze) means "he led out," and the prepositional phrase לִקְרַאת (li-k'rat) literally denotes "to meet" or "toward."
The thread — This movement toward divine presence echoes Deuteronomy 4:10, where God commands gathering the people to hear His words at Horeb, and Deuteronomy 5:5, which notes Moses standing between the terrified assembly and God.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that approaching God requires deliberate movement away from ordinary boundaries and a posture of standing ready before His manifest presence.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 4:10 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.”
- Deuteronomy 5:5 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: