Exodus

Exodus 20:21

²¹And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the people	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
stood	וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד	way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
at a distance	מֵרָחֹ֑ק	mê·rā·ḥōq	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7350 distant, far
as Moses	וּמֹשֶׁה֙	ū·mō·šeh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
approached	נִגַּ֣שׁ	nig·gaš	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5066 draw near, approach
the thick darkness	הָֽעֲרָפֶ֔ל	hā·‘ă·rā·p̄el	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6205 cloud, heavy cloud
where	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
God was	הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃פ	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God

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