Exodus 20:21 Go deeper

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was . (KJV)

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וַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.Modand it stood

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to stand: stand

Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Exodus 20:21 word 1

הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Exodus 20:21 word 2

מֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.Chokfrom a distance

Lemma: רָחֹק (ra.choq) · Strong's: H7350

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: distant

Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 22:4, Genesis 37:18, Exodus 2:4, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 24:1, Numbers 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7350; TAHOT Exodus 20:21 word 3

וּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.Shehand Moses

Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Moses

Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 20:21 word 4

נִגַּ֣שׁni.Gashhe drew near

Lemma: נָגַשׁ (na.gash) · Strong's: H5066G

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)

Meaning: to approach: approach

Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 27:21, Genesis 27:22, Genesis 27:26, Genesis 27:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5066G; TAHOT Exodus 20:21 word 5

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 20:21 word 6

הָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לha.'a.ra.Felthe thick darkness

Lemma: עֲרָפֶל (a.ra.phel) · Strong's: H6205

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: cloud

Used 15 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:11, Deuteronomy 5:22, 2 Samuel 22:10, 1 Kings 8:12, 2 Chronicles 6:1, Job 22:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6205; TAHOT Exodus 20:21 word 7

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-where

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Exodus 20:21 word 8

שָׁ֖םsham[was] there

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Exodus 20:21 word 9

הָאֱלֹהִֽים\׃\ \פha.'E.lo.Him<the> God

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Exodus 20:21 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And the people	→	עַם H5971A people
stood	→	עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand
at a distance	→	רָחֹק H7350 distant
as Moses	→	מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses
approached	→	נָגַשׁ H5066G to approach: approach
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the thick darkness	→	עֲרָפֶל H6205 cloud
where	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
. . .	→	שָׁם H8033G there
God was	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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