Exodus 20:18 “When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding…”

Exodus 20:18

When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

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,

Darby Translation

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,

Young's Literal Translation

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,

Bible in Basic English

And all the people were watching the thunderings and the flames and the sound of the horn and the mountain smoking; and when they saw it, they kept far off, shaking with fear.

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Cross references

“And all”

Exodus 19:16–18

Exodus 19:16–18 · BSB

On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.

“they removed”

Jeremiah 23:23 Psalm 139:7 Psalm 139:8

Jeremiah 23:23 · BSB

“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?”

Psalm 139:7 · BSB

Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?

Psalm 139:8 · BSB

If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.

Also

Hebrews 12:18–19

Hebrews 12:18–19 · BSB

For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

19“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

Read Exodus 20