Exodus 19:9

Exodus 19:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord said to Moses, “I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear me speaking with you and will always put their trust in you.” Then Moses told the Lord what the people had said.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord said to Moses, "Behold, I am coming to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you forever." When Moses told the words of the people to the Lord,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I come to you in the thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and believe you forever.” So Moses told the words of the people to the Lord.

Context of Exodus 19:9

7So Moses came and called the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the Lord had commanded him. 8All the people answered together and said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do!” And Moses brought back the words of the people to the Lord. The Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with you and may also believe in you forever.” Then Moses told the words of the people to the Lord. 10The Lord also said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments; 11and let them be ready for the third day, for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.

Exodus 19:9 word by word

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֜י בָּ֣א אֵלֶיךָ֮ בְּעַ֣ב הֶֽעָנָן֒ בַּעֲב֞וּר יִשְׁמַ֤ע הָעָם֙ בְּדַבְּרִ֣י עִמָּ֔ךְ וְגַם־בְּךָ֖ יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ לְעוֹלָ֑ם וַיַּגֵּ֥ד מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י הָעָ֖ם אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• I will comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• a thickעֲבִי‛ăbîy ‛ŏbîy · thicknessH5672
• cloudעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
• soעָבוּר‛âbûr ‛âbûr · for the sake ofH5668
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• may hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• when I speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• with you and may alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• believeאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• in you foreverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697

Cross-references for Exodus 19:9

• Exodus 19:16So it came about on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunder and lightning flashes and a thick cloud upon the mountain and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled.
• Exodus 20:21So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
• Exodus 24:15Then Moses went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.
• Deuteronomy 4:11You came near 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.
• 1 Kings 8:12Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.
• 2 Chronicles 6:1Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.
• Psalms 18:11He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
• Psalms 97:2Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
• Isaiah 19:1The oracle concerning Egypt. Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and is about to come to Egypt; The idols of Egypt will tremble at His presence, And the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.
• Matthew 17:5While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!”
• Mark 9:7Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is My beloved Son, listen to Him!”
• Luke 9:34While he was saying this, a cloud formed and began to overshadow them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
• Revelation 1:7Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen.
• Deuteronomy 4:12Then the Lord spoke to you from the midst of the fire; you heard the sound of words, but you saw no form--only a voice.
• John 12:29So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, “An angel has spoken to Him.”
• Exodus 14:31When Israel saw the great power which the Lord had used against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in His servant Moses.

Commentaries on Exodus 19:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9A thick cloud - This is interpreted by Exodus 19:18; : And Mount Sinai was altogether on a Smoke - and the Smoke thereof ascended as the Smoke of a furnace; his usual appearance was in the cloudy pillar, which we may suppose was generally clear and luminous. That the people may hear - See Clarke's note on Exodus 15:9. The Jews consider this as the fullest evidence their fathers had of the Divine mission of Moses; themselves were permitted to see this…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 The solemn manner in which the law was delivered, was to impress the people with a right sense of the Divine majesty. Also to convince them of their own guilt, and to show that they could not stand in judgment before God by their own obedience. In the law, the sinner discovers what he ought to be, what he is, and what he wants. There he learns the nature, necessity, and glory of redemption, and of being made holy. Having been taught to flee to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9See also Deuteronomy 4:12 and 33.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-159-15. The Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come ... in a thick cloud, &c.--The deepest impressions are made on the mind through the medium of the senses; and so He who knew what was in man signalized His descent at the inauguration of the ancient church, by all the sensible tokens of august majesty that were fitted to produce the conviction that He is the great and terrible God. The whole multitude must have anticipated the event with feelings of intense…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 19:9

• Cloud
• Miracles
• Moses
• Prophets
• Sinai
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Word of God

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Commentaries on Exodus 19

• 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