Exodus 34:5
New International Version
Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD.

New Living Translation
Then the LORD came down in a cloud and stood there with him; and he called out his own name, Yahweh.

English Standard Version
The LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.

King James Bible
And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

New King James Version
Now the LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
And the LORD descended in the cloud and stood there with him as he called upon the name of the LORD.

NASB 1995
The LORD descended in the cloud and stood there with him as he called upon the name of the LORD.

NASB 1977
And the LORD descended in the cloud and stood there with him as he called upon the name of the LORD.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh descended in the cloud and stood there with him, and He called upon the name of Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
Then the LORD descended in the cloud and stood there with Moses as he proclaimed the Name of the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
The LORD came down in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed his name, “the LORD.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD came down in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name Yahweh.

American Standard Version
And Jehovah descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of Jehovah.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD God came down in a cloud and stood beside Moses there on the mountain. God spoke his holy name, "the LORD."

English Revised Version
And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD came down in a cloud and stood there with him and called out his name "the LORD."

Good News Translation
The LORD came down in a cloud, stood with him there, and pronounced his holy name, the LORD.

International Standard Version
The LORD came down in a cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

Majority Standard Bible
And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.

NET Bible
The LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there and proclaimed the LORD by name.

New Heart English Bible
The LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

World English Bible
Yahweh descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed Yahweh’s name.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And YHWH comes down in a cloud, and stations Himself with him there, and calls in the Name of YHWH,

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah cometh down in a cloud, and stationeth Himself with him there, and calleth in the Name of Jehovah,

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jehovah will come down in a cloud, and he will stand with him there, and will call upon the name of Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when the Lord was come down in a cloud, Moses stood with him, calling upon the name of the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And when the Lord had descended in a cloud, Moses stood with him, calling upon the name of the Lord.

New American Bible
The LORD came down in a cloud and stood with him there and proclaimed the name, “LORD.”

New Revised Standard Version
The LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name, “The LORD.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there and announced the name of the LORD.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he hewed two tablets of stone like the former and Moshe arose at dawn and came up to the mountain of Sinai just as LORD JEHOVAH commanded him and he took the two tablets of stone in his hand.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the Lord descended in a cloud, and stood near him there, and called by the name of the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Tablets are Replaced
4So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals. He rose early in the morning, and taking the two stone tablets in his hands, he went up Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him. 5And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD. 6Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,…

Cross References
Exodus 33:18-23
Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.” / “I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” / But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.” ...

Numbers 12:6-8
He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream. / But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house. / I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”

Deuteronomy 5:4
The LORD spoke with you face to face out of the fire on the mountain.

Deuteronomy 34:10
Since that time, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face—

1 Kings 19:11-13
Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice. / When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

Psalm 103:7
He made known His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel.

Isaiah 6:1-5
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ...

Ezekiel 1:26-28
Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man. / From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him. / 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.

Daniel 10:5-9
I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. / His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude. / Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men with me did not see it, but a great terror fell upon them, and they ran and hid themselves. ...

Matthew 17:1-5
After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. / There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. / Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus. ...

John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 14:9
Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

Acts 7:30-32
After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. / When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him: / ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.

2 Corinthians 3:7-18
Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory, / will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? / For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness! ...

2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.


Treasury of Scripture

And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

descended

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.

Exodus 33:9
And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses.

Numbers 11:17,25
And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone…

the name

Exodus 33:19
And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

Numbers 14:17
And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,

Deuteronomy 32:3
Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

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Exodus 34
1. The tablets are replaced
5. The name of the Lord proclaimed
8. Moses entreats God to go with them
10. God makes a covenant with them, repeating certain duties
28. Moses after forty days on the mount, comes down with the tablets
29. His face is radiant, and he covers it with a veil














And the LORD
The term "LORD" in this context is translated from the Hebrew "YHWH," often vocalized as Yahweh. This is the personal name of God, signifying His eternal, self-existent nature. In the conservative Christian perspective, this name is sacred and denotes God's covenantal faithfulness to His people. The use of "LORD" here emphasizes the personal relationship God maintains with Moses and, by extension, with His chosen people.

descended in a cloud
The cloud is a significant symbol throughout the Old Testament, often representing the divine presence and glory of God. In Hebrew, the word for cloud is "עָנָן" (anan). This imagery recalls the pillar of cloud that guided the Israelites through the wilderness (Exodus 13:21). The cloud signifies God's transcendence and immanence, as it both conceals and reveals His glory. It is a reminder of God's holiness and the mystery of His presence, which is both awe-inspiring and protective.

stood with him there
The phrase indicates a profound moment of divine-human interaction. The Hebrew root "נָצַב" (natsab) for "stood" suggests a deliberate and purposeful action. God’s standing with Moses signifies His willingness to engage intimately with His servant. This moment underscores the accessibility of God to those He calls, highlighting His desire for relationship and communication with humanity.

and proclaimed His name
To proclaim in Hebrew is "קָרָא" (qara), which means to call out or announce. The act of proclaiming His name is significant because it is not merely about stating a title but revealing His character and essence. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a name encapsulated the identity and authority of a person. By proclaiming His name, God is revealing His nature, attributes, and the fullness of His being to Moses. This is a moment of divine self-disclosure, emphasizing the importance of knowing God personally and intimately.

the LORD
The repetition of "the LORD" at the end of the verse reinforces the centrality of God's identity in this encounter. It serves as a bookend to the verse, emphasizing the continuity and consistency of God's character. In the conservative Christian view, this repetition is a reminder of the unchanging nature of God, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever. It calls believers to trust in His steadfastness and faithfulness throughout all generations.

MOSES ALLOWED TO SEE GOD'S GLORY.

(5-8) The present ascent of Moses to the top of Sinai had two objects:--(1) The repair of the loss occasioned by his breaking the first tables; and (2) the accomplishment of the promise made to him that (under certain restrictions) he should "see God's glory." Combined with this promise were two minor ones--that God would make His "goodness" pass before him, and that He would reveal to him afresh His name. The revelation of the name is recorded in Exodus 34:6-7, the manifestation of the glory in Exodus 34:5. How Moses was enabled to see God's goodness pass before him is not stated. (Comp. Note on Exodus 33:19.)

(5) The Lord descended in the cloud.--When Moses ceased to commune with God, the cloud removed from the door of the "Tent of Meeting," and, as it would seem, disappeared. On Moses reaching the summit of Sinai it once more became visible, "descended" on the spot where Moses was, and "stood with him there."

And proclaimed the name of the Lord.--Comp. Exodus 33:19; and for the terms of the proclamation see Exodus 34:6-7. . . .

Verses 5-8. - THE FULFILMENT BY GOD OF HIS PROMISE TO MOSES. This section coheres closely with the last section of the preceding chapter, and must be regarded, as the historical account of how God fulfilled the promises there made by him to Moses (Exodus 33:19-23). The promises were mainly two -

1. That he would proclaim his name to him afresh; and

2. That he would pass by him, and let him see, after he had passed, what man might see of his glory. The fulfilment of the first promise appears in the long enumeration of attributes contained in vers. 6, 7; the fulfilment of the second is expressed with extreme brevity in the words - ,' And the Lord passed by before him" (ver. 6). Probably no further description could be given of that marvellous manifestation beyond those words in which it was promised (Exodus 33:21-23). Its effects were seen in that permanent reflection of God's glory on the face of Moses, which thenceforth compelled him to wear a veil mostly when he showed himself to the people (vers. 33-35). Verse 5. - The Lord descended in the cloud. The cloudy pillar, which had stood at the door of the Tent of Meeting (Exodus 33:10), was withdrawn while Moses ascended Sinai, and probably disappeared from men's sight. When Moses reached the top, it descended once more from the sky, and stood with him there. Then a voice from the cloud proclaimed the name of the Lord in the manner more fully stated in the ensuing verses.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And the LORD
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

descended
וַיֵּ֤רֶד (way·yê·reḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend

in a cloud,
בֶּֽעָנָ֔ן (be·‘ā·nān)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6051: A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud

stood
וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב (way·yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3320: To set or station oneself, take one's stand

with
עִמּ֖וֹ (‘im·mōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

him there,
שָׁ֑ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

and proclaimed
וַיִּקְרָ֥א (way·yiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

His name,
בְשֵׁ֖ם (ḇə·šêm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8034: A name

the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


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