Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version To the Israelites the glory of the LORD looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain. New Living Translation To the Israelites at the foot of the mountain, the glory of the LORD appeared at the summit like a consuming fire. English Standard Version Now the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. Berean Standard Bible And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites. King James Bible And 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. New King James Version The sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel. New American Standard Bible And to the eyes of the sons of Israel, the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountain top. NASB 1995 And to the eyes of the sons of Israel the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountain top. NASB 1977 And to the eyes of the sons of Israel the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountain top. Legacy Standard Bible And the appearance of the glory of Yahweh was like a consuming fire on the mountain top, in the eyes of the sons of Israel. Amplified Bible In the sight of the Israelites the appearance of the glory and brilliance of the LORD was like consuming fire on the top of the mountain. Christian Standard Bible The appearance of the LORD’s glory to the Israelites was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop. Holman Christian Standard Bible The appearance of the LORD’s glory to the Israelites was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop. American Standard Version And the appearance of the glory of Jehovah was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he saw the glory of LORD JEHOVAH as fire that burned on the top of the mountain before the eyes of the entire house of Israel. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the appearance of the glory of the Lord was as burning fire on the top of the mountain, before the children of Israel. Douay-Rheims Bible And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like a burning fire upon the top of the mount, in the eyes of the children of Israel. English Revised Version And the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. GOD'S WORD® Translation To the Israelites, the glory of the LORD looked like a raging fire on top of the mountain. International Standard Version To the Israelis the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on top of the mountain. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. Literal Standard Version And the appearance of the glory of YHWH [is] as a consuming fire on the top of the mountain, before the eyes of the sons of Israel; Majority Standard Bible And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites. New American Bible To the Israelites the glory of the LORD was seen as a consuming fire on the top of the mountain. NET Bible Now the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in plain view of the people. New Revised Standard Version Now the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. New Heart English Bible The appearance of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel. Webster's Bible Translation And 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. World English Bible The appearance of Yahweh’s glory was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel. Young's Literal Translation And the appearance of the honour of Jehovah is as a consuming fire on the top of the mount, before the eyes of the sons of Israel; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Moses on the Mountain…16and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud. 17And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites. 18Moses entered the cloud as he went up on the mountain, and he remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.… Cross References Hebrews 12:29 "For our God is a consuming fire." Exodus 3:2 There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed. Exodus 19:18 Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently. Deuteronomy 4:24 For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. Deuteronomy 9:3 But understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them swiftly, as the LORD has promised you. Ezekiel 1:28 The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking. Treasury of Scripture And 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. like devouring fire Exodus 3:2 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. Exodus 19:18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. Deuteronomy 4:24,36 For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God… Jump to Previous Appearance Children Consuming Devouring Eyes Fire Flame Glory Honour Israel Israelites Mount Mountain Sight TopJump to Next Appearance Children Consuming Devouring Eyes Fire Flame Glory Honour Israel Israelites Mount Mountain Sight TopExodus 24 1. Moses is called up into the mountain3. The people promise obedience 4. Moses builds an altar, and twelve pillars. 6. He sprinkles the blood of the covenant 9. The glory of God appears 14. Aaron and Hur have the charge of the people 15. Moses goes into the mountain, where he continues forty days and forty nights. (17) The sight of the glory of the Lord.--To the Israelites in the plain below, the appearance on the top of the Ras Sufsafeh was "like devouring fire." A light like that of a conflagration rested on the top of the Ras Sufsafeh all the time that Moses was away.Verse 17 - Meanwhile, to those below in the plain, "the glory of the Lord" on the summit above them, was like devouring fire on the top of the mount. They had but to lift their eyes thither, and they saw his wonderful glory - showing like a huge fire - on the spot from which he had spoken to them (Exodus 20:18). This manifestation continued certainly for the first six days; whether it lasted longer or not is open to question. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And the sightוּמַרְאֵה֙ (ū·mar·’êh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4758: Sight, appearance, vision of the glory כְּב֣וֹד (kə·ḇō·wḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel was like a consuming אֹכֶ֖לֶת (’ō·ḵe·leṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 398: To eat fire כְּאֵ֥שׁ (kə·’êš) Preposition-k | Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire on the mountaintop בְּרֹ֣אשׁ (bə·rōš) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7218: The head in the eyes לְעֵינֵ֖י (lə·‘ê·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - cdc Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain of the Israelites. בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son Links Exodus 24:17 NIVExodus 24:17 NLT Exodus 24:17 ESV Exodus 24:17 NASB Exodus 24:17 KJV Exodus 24:17 BibleApps.com Exodus 24:17 Biblia Paralela Exodus 24:17 Chinese Bible Exodus 24:17 French Bible Exodus 24:17 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 24:17 The appearance of the glory of Yahweh (Exo. 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