Deuteronomy 4:11

Deuteronomy 4:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
• New International Version (NIV)You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain while it blazed with fire to the very heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, while the mountain burned with fire to the heart of heaven, wrapped in darkness, cloud, and gloom.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the midst of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.

Context of Deuteronomy 4:11

9“Only pay attention and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your grandchildren [impressing these things on their mind and penetrating their heart with these truths]— 10especially the day you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb (Mount Sinai), when the Lord said to me, ‘Assemble the people to Me and I will let them hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect] all the days they live on the land, and so that they may teach their children.’ You approached and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the [very] heart of the heavens: darkness, cloud and thick gloom. 12Then the Lord spoke to you from the midst of the fire; you heard the sound of the words, but you saw no form—there was only a voice. 13So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to follow, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.

Deuteronomy 4:11 word by word

וַתִּקְרְב֥וּן וַתַּֽעַמְד֖וּן תַּ֣חַת הָהָ֑ר וְהָהָ֞ר בֹּעֵ֤ר בָּאֵשׁ֙ עַד־לֵ֣ב הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם חֹ֖שֶׁךְ עָנָ֥ן וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And ye came nearקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
• and stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• under the mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• burnedבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
• with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• unto the midstלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• of heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• with darknessעֲרָפֶל‛ărâphel · cloudH6205
• cloudsעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
• and thick darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְchôshek · darknessH2822

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 4:11

• Deuteronomy 5:23And when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you approached me, all the leaders (heads) of your tribes and your elders;
• Exodus 19:16So it happened on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunder and flashes of lightning, and a thick cloud was on the mountain, and a very loud blast was sounded on a ram’s horn, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled.
• Exodus 20:18Now all the people witnessed the thunder and the flashes of lightning and the sound of the trumpet and the smoking mountain; and as they looked, the people were afraid, and they trembled [and moved backward] and stood at a [safe] distance.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-11Verses 9-11 A full stop should end Deuteronomy 4:9; and Deuteronomy 4:10 begin, At the time that thou stoodest, etc. Deuteronomy 4:11 then ye came near, etc. Moses, exhorting to heedful observance of the Law, strives to renew the impressions of that tremendous scene which attended its promulgation at Sinai.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11black clouds and deep darkness: These contrasting displays of God's presence (theophanies; see study note on 1:33) show how he revealed himself while also remaining hidden (see Exodus 19:16–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131. hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you--By statutes were meant all ordinances respecting religion and the rites of divine worship; and by judgments, all enactments relative to civil matters. The two embraced the whole law of God.Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Add
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• Criticism
• Deuteronomy
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• Law in the Old Testament

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings