Exodus 33:11

Yahweh spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. He turned again into the camp, but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, didn’t depart from the Tent.

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WEBBE

The LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. He turned again into the camp, but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, didn’t depart from the Tent.

BSB

Thus 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.

KJV

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.

ASV

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

BBE

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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וְדִבֶּר ve·di·ber and he spoke H1696 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 מֹשֶׁה mo·sheh Moses H4872 פָּנִים pa·nim face H6440 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 פָּנִים pa·nim face H6440 כַּאֲשֶׁר ka·'a·sher just as H834 יְדַבֵּר ye·da·ber he speaks H1696 אִישׁ 'ish a person H376 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 רֵעֵהוּ re·'e·hu companion his H7453 וְשָׁב ve·shav and he returned H7725 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 הַמַּחֲנֶה ha·ma·cha·neh the camp H4264 וּמְשָׁרְתוֹ u·me·sha·re·to and servant his H8334 יְהוֹשֻׁעַ ye·ho·shu·a' Joshua H3091 בִּן־ bin- [the] son of H1121 נוּן nun Nun H5126 נַעַר na·'ar a young man H5288 לֹא lo' not H3808 יָמִישׁ ya·mish he departed H4185 מִתּוֹךְ mi·tokh from [the] midst of H8432 הָאֹהֶל ס ha·'o·hel the tent H168

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 7–11

Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp. This seems to have been a temporary building, set up for worship, and at which he judged disputes among the people. The people looked after him; they were very desirous to be at peace with God, and concerned to know what would come to pass. The cloudy pillar which had withdrawn from the camp when it was polluted with idolatry, now returned. If our hearts go forth toward God to meet him, he will graciously come to meet us.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.