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Exodus 19:17

World English Bible

Moses led the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the lower part of the mountain.

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Exodus 19:17 in other translations

And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.

Exodus 19:17 · American Standard Version

Exodus 19:17 in context

  1. 15He said to the people, “Be ready by the third day. Don’t have sexual relations with a woman.”
  2. 16On the third day, when it was morning, there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain, and the sound of an exceedingly loud trumpet; and all the people who were in the camp trembled.
  3. 17Moses led the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the lower part of the mountain.
  4. 18All of Mount Sinai smoked, because Yahweh descended on it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly.
  5. 19When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.