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God’s Presence at the Tent of Meeting

Moses used to take the tent and set it up outside the camp at a distance from the camp, and he called it the Tent of Meeting. When anyone sought the Lord, he would go out to the Tent of Meeting which was outside the camp. When Moses would go out to the tent, all the people would get up, and each would stand in the doorway of his tent, watching Moses until he entered the tent. When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stand at the doorway of the tent while God[a] spoke with Moses. 10 When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the doorway of the tent, all of them[b] would get up and prostrate themselves in worship, each one at the doorway of his tent. 11 The Lord would speak to Moses face to face just as a man speaks with his friend. When Moses[c] returned to the camp, Nun’s son Joshua, his young servant, would not leave the tent.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 33:9 Lit. he
  2. Exodus 33:10 Lit. all the people
  3. Exodus 33:11 Lit. he

The Tent outside the Camp

And Moses took the tent and pitched it outside the camp far from the camp, and he called it the tent of assembly, and[a] all seeking Yahweh would go out to the tent of assembly, which was outside the camp. And[b] at the going out of Moses to the tent, all the people would rise and stand, each at the opening of his tent, and gaze after Moses until his entering the tent. And[c] at the entering of Moses into the tent the column of cloud would descend and stand at the opening of the tent, and he would speak with Moses. 10 And all the people would see the column of cloud standing at the opening of the tent, and all the people would rise and bow in worship, each at the opening of his tent. 11 And Yahweh would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his neighbor. And he would return to the camp, and his assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not leave the middle of the tent.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 33:7 Literally “and it would be”
  2. Exodus 33:8 Literally “and it would be”
  3. Exodus 33:9 Literally “and it would be”