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Exodus 24:15

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 24:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount.
Exodus 24:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 24

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12And Jehovah said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the law and the commandment, which I have written, that thou mayest teach them.
13And Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
14And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: whosoever hath a cause, let him come near unto them.
15And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount.
16And the glory of Jehovah abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
17And 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.
18And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Moses went up into the mount, etc.] To the top of it, and as it seems alone, leaving Joshua behind in a lower part of the mountain: and a cloud covered the mount; in which cloud Jehovah was.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“a cloud: Exo 19:9, Exo 19:16; Ch2 6:1; Mat 17:5 Exodus 24:16”
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