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Exodus 24:16 KJV
Exodus · chapter 24 · verse 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 context
14And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.
15And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.
16And 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.
17And 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.
18And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- coveredkâçâhproperly, to plumpH3680 →
- seventhshᵉbîyʻîyseventhH7637 →
- glorykâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519 →
- abodeshâkanto reside or permanently stayH7931 →
- mounthara mountain or range of hillsH2022 →
- SinaiÇîynaySinai, mountain of ArabiaH5514 →
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The public ceremony of sealing the covenant being over, Moses is called up to receive further instructions, which we have in the following chapters. I. He is called up into the mount, and there he remains six days at some distance.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-18