KJV King James Version
And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.
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Exodus 24:18
And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Moses entered the cloud as he went up on the mountain, and he remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
WEB World English Bible
Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up on the mountain; and Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
ASV American Standard Version
And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Moses goeth into the midst of the cloud, and goeth up unto the mount, and Moses is on the mount forty days and forty nights.
Surrounding context — Exodus 24
15 And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.
16 And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
17 And the sight of the glory of the LORD [was] like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיָּבֹ֥אH935 · boto come (in): comeמֹשֶׁ֛הH4872 · mo.shehMosesבְּת֥וֹךְH8432 · ta.vekhmidstהֶעָנָ֖ןH6051 · a.nancloudוַיַּ֣עַלH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הָהָ֑רH2022 · harmountain: mountוַיְהִ֤יH1961 · ha.yahto beמֹשֶׁה֙H4872 · mo.shehMosesבָּהָ֔רH2022 · harmountain: mountאַרְבָּעִ֣יםH705 · ar.ba.imfortyי֔וֹםH3117 · yomdayוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםH705 · ar.ba.imfortyלָֽיְלָה׃ פH3915 · lay.lahnight
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 9:9When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, [even] the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:Exodus 34:28And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.Deuteronomy 10:10And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also, [and] the LORD would not destroy thee.Deuteronomy 9:25Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell down [at the first]; because the LORD had said he would destroy you.Deuteronomy 9:18And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.Exodus 9:33And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.Exodus 24:17And the sight of the glory of the LORD [was] like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.Exodus 19:20And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Moses [up] to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.Matthew 4:2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.Mark 1:13And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.Exodus 9:29And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; [and] the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth [is] the LORD’S.Luke 4:2Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.1 Kings 19:8And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
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