Exodus 33:7

And Moshe would take the Ohel, and pitch it outside the machaneh, afar off from the machaneh, and called it the Ohel Mo'ed. And it came to pass, that every one which sought Hashem went out unto the Ohel Mo'ed, which was outside the machaneh.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6And the Bnei Yisroel stripped themselves of their ornamental attire by Mt. Chorev.

8And it came to pass, when Moshe went out unto the Ohel, that kol HaAm rose up, and stood every man at his petach ohel, and watched after Moshe, until he was gone into the Ohel.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:29But if from thence thou shalt seek Hashem Eloheicha, thou shalt find Him, if thou seek Him with all thy lev and with all thy nefesh.

Psalms 10:1Why standest Thou afar off, Hashem? 1 Why hidest Thou Thyself in times of tzoros? 1

Psalms 35:22This Thou hast seen, Hashem; 1 keep not silent; Adonoi, be not far from me. 1

Isaiah 55:6Seek ye Hashem while He may be found, 1 call ye upon Him while He is karov (near); 1

Hosea 9:12Though they bring up their banim, 1 yet will I bereave them, 1 that there shall not be a man left: 1 yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! 1

Hebrews 13:11For the zevakhim whose dahm is brought into the Kodesh HaKodashim by the Kohen Gadol as a Kapparat HaChet are burned outside the makhaneh (camp).

Matthew Henry on Exodus 33:2-7

The Israelites Reproved. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And the Lord said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it: 2 And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: 3 Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for… Read the whole commentary →

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