Exodus 33:11

Thus Yahweh used to speak unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend,—and when he returned unto the camp, his attendant Joshua son of Nun, a young man, moved not from the midst of the tent.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 when all the people beheld the pillar of cloud, standing at the opening of the tent, then all the people rose up and bowed themselves down, every man at the entrance of his tent.

12Then said Moses, unto Yahweh, See! thou art saying unto me—Take up this people, and yet thou hast no let me know whom thou wilt send with me,—though thou thyself, didst say—I acknowledge thee by name, Yea, moreover, thou hast found favour in mine eyes.

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Cross References

Exodus 17:9And Moses said unto Joshua—Choose for us men, and go forth, fight with Amalek,—to-morrow, am, I, stationing myself upon the top of the hill, with the staff of God in my hand.

Exodus 32:17And Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted,—so he said unto Moses—The noise of war, in the camp!

Numbers 12:7Not so, my servant Moses,—In all my house, trusty, is he:

Deuteronomy 5:4Face to face, spake Yahweh with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire,

Deuteronomy 34:10And there arose not a prophet any more in Israel, like unto Moses,—whom Yahweh acknowledged, face to face;

Job 16:21That one might plead, for a man, with GOD,—Even a son of man, for his friend!

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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