Exodus 33:10
New International Version
Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to their tent.

New Living Translation
When the people saw the cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, they would stand and bow down in front of their own tents.

English Standard Version
And when all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would rise up and worship, each at his tent door.

Berean Standard Bible
When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they would stand up and worship, each one at the entrance to his own tent.

King James Bible
And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door.

New King James Version
All the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the tabernacle door, and all the people rose and worshiped, each man in his tent door.

New American Standard Bible
When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would stand and worship, each at the entrance of his tent.

NASB 1995
When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would arise and worship, each at the entrance of his tent.

NASB 1977
When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would arise and worship, each at the entrance of his tent.

Legacy Standard Bible
And all the people would see the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent. And all the people would arise and worship, each at the entrance of his tent.

Amplified Bible
When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the tent door, all the people would rise and worship, each at his tent door.

Christian Standard Bible
As all the people saw the pillar of cloud remaining at the entrance to the tent, they would stand up, then bow in worship, each one at the door of his tent.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As all the people saw the pillar of cloud remaining at the entrance to the tent, they would stand up, then bow in worship, each one at the door of his tent.

American Standard Version
And all the people saw the pillar of cloud stand at the door of the Tent: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man at his tent door.

English Revised Version
And all the people saw the pillar of cloud stand at the door of the Tent: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man at his tent door.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When all the people saw the column of smoke standing at the entrance to the tent, they would all bow with their faces touching the ground at the entrance to their own tents.

Good News Translation
As soon as the people saw the pillar of cloud at the door of the Tent, they would bow down.

International Standard Version
When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the doorway of the tent, all of them would get up and prostrate themselves in worship, each one at the doorway of his tent.

Majority Standard Bible
When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they would stand up and worship, each one at the entrance to his own tent.

NET Bible
When all the people would see the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people, each one at the entrance of his own tent, would rise and worship.

New Heart English Bible
All the people saw the pillar of cloud stand at the door of the Tent, and all the people rose up and worshiped, everyone at their tent door.

Webster's Bible Translation
And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose and worshiped, every man in his tent-door.

World English Bible
All the people saw the pillar of cloud stand at the door of the Tent, and all the people rose up and worshiped, everyone at their tent door.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and all the people have seen the pillar of the cloud standing at the opening of the tent, and all the people have risen and bowed themselves, each at the opening of his tent.

Young's Literal Translation
and all the people have seen the pillar of the cloud standing at the opening of the tent, and all the people have risen and bowed themselves, each at the opening of his tent.

Smith's Literal Translation
And all the people saw the pillar of the cloud standing at the door of the tent: and all the people rose up and worshipped it, each at the door of his tent.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all saw that the pillar of the cloud stood at the door of the tabernacle. And they stood, and worshipped at the doors of their tents.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And all discerned that the pillar of cloud stood at the door of the Tabernacle. And they stood and worshipped at the doors of their tents.

New American Bible
On seeing the column of cloud stand at the entrance of the tent, all the people would rise and bow down at the entrance of their own tents.

New Revised Standard Version
When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would rise and bow down, all of them, at the entrance of their tent.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the door of the tabernacle; and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And when Moshe entered the tent, the pillar of cloud came down and stood at the door of the tent and spoke with Moshe.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And when all the people saw the pillar of cloud stand at the door of the Tent, all the people rose up and worshipped, every man at his tent door.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And all the people saw the pillar of the cloud standing by the door of the tabernacle, and all the people stood and worshipped every one at the door of his tent.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Tent of Meeting
9As Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance, and the LORD would speak with Moses. 10When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they would stand up and worship, each one at the entrance to his own tent. 11Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent.…

Cross References
Numbers 12:5-8
and the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the Tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When both of them had stepped forward, / He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream. / But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house. ...

Deuteronomy 31:15
Then the LORD appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to the tent.

1 Kings 8:10-11
And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 5:13-14
The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.

Isaiah 6:1-4
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ...

Ezekiel 1:28
The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.

Ezekiel 10:4
Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD.

Matthew 17:5
While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”

Mark 9:7
Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”

Luke 9:34-35
While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. / And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”

John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 12:28-29
Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” / The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.

Acts 7:55
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

Acts 9:3-4
As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. / He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”

Acts 22:6-7
About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me. / I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’


Treasury of Scripture

And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door.

worshipped

Exodus 4:31
And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

1 Kings 8:14,22
And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;) …

Luke 18:13
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

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Exodus 33
1. The Lord refuses to go as he had promised with the people
4. The people mourn there
7. The tabernacle is removed out of the camp
9. The Lord talks familiarly with Moses
12. Moses prevails with God, and desires to see his glory














When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent
The pillar of cloud was a visible manifestation of God's presence among the Israelites, serving as a guide and protector during their journey through the wilderness. This cloud had previously led them out of Egypt and through the Red Sea (Exodus 13:21-22). Its presence at the entrance to the tent of meeting signified God's willingness to communicate with Moses and, by extension, His people. The tent of meeting was a temporary place of worship and divine encounter before the construction of the Tabernacle. The cloud's presence underscored the holiness and sanctity of the space, emphasizing that God was dwelling among His people, a theme that resonates with the incarnation of Christ, who "tabernacled" among us (John 1:14).

they would stand up and worship
The act of standing up indicates reverence and readiness to honor God. Worship in this context involved acknowledging God's majesty and authority. The Israelites' response to the visible presence of God was one of awe and respect, reflecting a communal recognition of His sovereignty. This act of worship was not just a ritual but a heartfelt response to God's nearness. It parallels the call for believers to worship "in spirit and truth" (John 4:24), recognizing God's presence in their lives.

each one at the entrance to his own tent
This phrase highlights the personal and communal aspects of worship. Each individual stood at the entrance of their own tent, signifying personal responsibility and participation in the worship of God. It reflects the idea that while worship is a communal activity, it is also deeply personal. This practice ensured that the entire community was involved in the act of worship, fostering unity and shared faith. It also prefigures the New Testament teaching that believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19), where worship is not confined to a specific location but is a personal and continuous act of devotion.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Moses
The leader of the Israelites, who would meet with God in the tent of meeting.

2. The Israelites
The people of God, who observed the pillar of cloud and responded with worship.

3. The Tent of Meeting
A special place outside the camp where Moses met with God.

4. The Pillar of Cloud
A visible manifestation of God's presence, signifying His guidance and protection.

5. The Camp of Israel
The temporary dwelling place of the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness.
Teaching Points
God's Presence is Tangible
The pillar of cloud was a physical manifestation of God's presence. Today, we may not see a cloud, but God's presence is real and can be experienced through the Holy Spirit.

Worship as a Response
The Israelites' immediate response to God's presence was worship. Our lives should be marked by worship whenever we recognize God's work and presence in our lives.

Reverence and Awe
The Israelites stood at the entrance of their tents in reverence. We should approach God with the same respect and awe, acknowledging His holiness and majesty.

Community Worship
Each Israelite worshiped at their own tent, yet it was a communal act. Our personal worship contributes to the corporate worship of the church.

God's Guidance
The pillar of cloud not only represented God's presence but also His guidance. We should seek God's direction in our lives, trusting that He leads us in His perfect will.Verse 10. - And all the people saw... and all the people rose up. This is a literal translation; but it would make the sense clearer to the ordinary reader if the passage were rendered - "And when all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the door of the tent, then all the people rose up," etc. Worshipped. Literally, "bowed themselves down" - "made an obeisance," in token that they recognised the presence of God.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
When all
כָל־ (ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the people
הָעָם֙ (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

saw
וְרָאָ֤ה (wə·rā·’āh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

the pillar
עַמּ֣וּד (‘am·mūḏ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5982: A column, a stand, platform

of cloud
הֶֽעָנָ֔ן (he·‘ā·nān)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6051: A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud

standing
עֹמֵ֖ד (‘ō·mêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

at the entrance
פֶּ֣תַח (pe·ṯaḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way

to the tent,
הָאֹ֑הֶל (hā·’ō·hel)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 168: A tent

they
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

would stand up
וְקָ֤ם (wə·qām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

and worship,
וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֔וּ‪‬ (wə·hiš·ta·ḥăw·wū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate

each one
אִ֖ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

at the entrance
פֶּ֥תַח (pe·ṯaḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way

to his tent.
אָהֳלֽוֹ׃ (’ā·ho·lōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 168: A tent


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