Moses Meets with the Lord

Moses took his tent and pitched it outside the camp, far from the camp, and (A)called it the tabernacle of meeting. And it came to pass that everyone who (B)sought the Lord went out to the tabernacle of meeting which was outside the camp. So it was, whenever Moses went out to the tabernacle, that all the people rose, and each man stood (C)at his tent door and watched Moses until he had gone into the tabernacle. And it came to pass, when Moses entered the tabernacle, that the pillar of cloud descended and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the Lord (D)talked with Moses. 10 All the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the tabernacle door, and all the people rose and (E)worshiped, each man in his tent door. 11 So (F)the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but (G)his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle.

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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”