Exodus 24 · Verse 16

Exodus 24:16

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.
Exodus 24:16, King James Version

Exodus 24:16 in other translations

BSBand the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
WEBThe LORD’s glory settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. The seventh day he called to Moses out of the middle of the cloud.
ASVAnd the glory of Jehovah 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.
YLTand the honour of Jehovah doth tabernacle on mount Sinai, and the cloud covereth it six days, and He calleth unto Moses on the seventh day from the midst of the cloud.
DARBYAnd the glory of Jehovah abode on mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days; and on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
BBEAnd the glory of the Lord was resting on Mount Sinai, and the cloud was over it for six days; and on the seventh day he said Moses' name out of the cloud.
WebsterAnd the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called to Moses from the midst of the cloud.

What does Exodus 24:16 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 And the seventh day he called - It is very likely that Moses went up into the mount on the first day of the week; and having with Joshua remained in the region of the cloud during six days, on the seventh, which was the Sabbath, God spake to him, and delivered successively to him, during forty days and forty nights, the different statutes and ordinances which are afterwards mentioned.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 24:12-18

A cloud covered the mount six days; a token of God's special presence there. Moses was sure that he who called him up would protect him. Even those glorious attributes of God which are most terrible to the wicked, the saints with humble reverence rejoice in. And through faith in the atoning Sacrifice, we hope for greater honour than Moses ever enjoyed on earth. Now we see through a glass darkly, but when he shall…

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Exodus 24:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּשְׁכֹּ֤ןvai.yish.Konand it settled downH7931
כְּבוֹד\־ke.Vod-[the] glory ofH3519
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַ֣רhar[the] mountain ofH2022
סִינַ֔יsi.NaiSinaiH5514
וַיְכַסֵּ֥הוּvay.kha.Se.huand it covered itH3680
הֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.Nanthe cloudH6051
שֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetsixH8337
יָמִ֑יםya.MimdaysH3117
וַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'and he summonedH7121
אֶל\־'el-<to>H413
מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehMosesH4872
בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'I<the> seventhH7637
מִתּ֥וֹךְmi.Tokhfrom [the] middle ofH8432
הֶעָנָֽן\׃he.'a.Nanthe cloudH6051

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 24:16

  • Exodus 16:10

    And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.

  • Numbers 16:42

    And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.

  • Ezekiel 1:28

    As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

  • Leviticus 9:23

    And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the people.

  • Numbers 14:10

    But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.

  • Exodus 24:17

    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.

  • Psalms 99:7

    He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.

  • Exodus 20:10

    But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

  • 2 Corinthians 4:6

    For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  • Exodus 19:11

    And be ready against the third day: for the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.

  • Revelation 1:10

    I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the glory.
17; 16:10; Le 9:23; Nu 14:10; 16:42; Eze 1:28; 2Co 4:6
seventh day.
19:11; 20:10; Re 1:10

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Context

  • Exodus 24:15

    And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.

  • Exodus 24:16

    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.

  • Exodus 24:17

    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.

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Exodus 24:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y la gloria de Jehová reposó sobre el monte Sinaí, y la nube lo cubrió por seis días: y al séptimo día llamó á Moisés de en medio de la nube.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et la gloire de l’ Éternel demeura sur la montagne de Sinaï, et la nuée la couvrit pendant six jours; et le septième jour il appela Moïse du milieu de la nuée.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Herrlichkeit Jehovas ruhte auf dem Berge Sinai, und die Wolke bedeckte ihn sechs Tage; und am siebten Tage rief er Mose aus der Mitte der Wolke.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et habitavit gloria Domini super Sinai, tegens illum nube sex diebus: septimo autem die vocavit eum de medio caliginis.