Exodus 33:11

And the Lord had talk with Moses face to face, as a man may have talk with his friend. And when Moses came back to the tents, his servant, the young man Joshua, the son of Nun, did not come away from the Tent.

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In The King James Version

And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

In Context

10And all the people saw the cloud at the door of the Tent, and they went down on their faces, everyone at the door of his tent.

12And Moses said to the Lord, See, you say to me, Be this people's guide on their journey, but you have not made clear to me whom you will send with me. But you have said, I have knowledge of you by name, and you have grace in my eyes.

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Cross References

Exodus 17:9And Moses said to Joshua, Get together a band of men for us and go out, make war on Amalek: tomorrow I will take my place on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.

Exodus 32:17Now when the noise and the voices of the people came to the ears of Joshua, he said to Moses, There is a noise of war in the tents.

Numbers 12:7My servant Moses is not so; he is true to me in all my house:

Deuteronomy 5:4The word of the Lord came to you face to face on the mountain, out of the heart of the fire,

Deuteronomy 34:10There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord had knowledge of face to face;

Job 16:21So that he may give decision for a man in his cause with God, and between a son of man and his neighbour.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 33:8-12

The Tabernacle of the Congregation. ( b. c. 1491.) 7 And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the Lord went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp. 8 And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the… Read the whole commentary →

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