Deuteronomy 4:11

4:11 You approached and stood at the foot of the mountain, a mountain ablaze to the sky above it and yet dark with a thick cloud.

Deuteronomy 5:23

5:23 Then, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness while the mountain was ablaze, all your tribal leaders and elders approached me.

Deuteronomy 9:15

9:15 So I turned and went down the mountain while it was blazing with fire; the two tablets of the covenant were in my hands.


tn Heb “a mountain burning with fire as far as the heart of the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

tn Heb “darkness, cloud, and heavy cloud.”

tn Heb “the mountain.” The translation uses a pronoun for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.