Exodus 20:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.”
Exodus 20:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 20:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 20:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance.”
Exodus 20:18 — World English Bible
Exodus 20:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off. ”
Exodus 20:18 — American Standard Version
Exodus 20:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And all the people are seeing the voices, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mount smoking; and the people see, and move, and stand afar off,”
Exodus 20:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 20:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And all the people saw the thunderings, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw [it], they trembled, and stood afar off, ”
Exodus 20:18 — Darby Translation
Exodus 20:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And all the people sawe the thunders, and the lightnings, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountaine smoking and when the people saw it they fled and stoode afare off,”
Exodus 20:18 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 20:18 in Context — Exodus 20
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
What Does Exodus 20:18 Mean?
Exodus 20:18 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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