Deuteronomy 4:11
Context4:11 You approached and stood at the foot of the mountain, a mountain ablaze to the sky above it 1 and yet dark with a thick cloud. 2
Deuteronomy 5:23
Context5:23 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
Context9:15 So I turned and went down the mountain while it 3 was blazing with fire; the two tablets of the covenant were in my hands.


[4:11] 1 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.
[4:11] 2 tn Heb “darkness, cloud, and heavy cloud.”
[9:15] 3 tn Heb “the mountain.” The translation uses a pronoun for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.