Exodus 33:10 (GNV)

Passage

Nowe when all the people saw the cloudie pillar stand at the Tabernacle doore, all the people rose vp, and worshipped euery man in his tent doore.

Nearby Context

Exodus 33:8 And when Moses went out vnto the Tabernacle, all the people rose vp, and stood euery man at his tent doore, and looked after Moses, vntil he was gone into the Tabernacle.

Exodus 33:9 And assoone as Moses was entred into the Tabernacle, the cloudie pillar descended and stood at the doore of the Tabernacle, and the Lord talked with Moses.

Exodus 33:10 Nowe when all the people saw the cloudie pillar stand at the Tabernacle doore, all the people rose vp, and worshipped euery man in his tent doore.

Exodus 33:11 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, face to face, as a man speaketh vnto his friende. After he turned againe into the hoste, but his seruant Ioshua the sonne of Nun a yong man, departed not out of the Tabernacle.

Exodus 33:12 Then Moses sayde vnto the Lord, See, thou sayest vnto me, Leade this people forth, and thou hast not shewed me whom thou wilt sende with mee: thou hast sayde moreouer, I knowe thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nowe", "people", "cloudie", "pillar", "stand", "tabernacle", and "doore". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nowe" and "people", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And assoone as Moses was entred into..." into verse 11's "And the Lord spake vnto Moses face...", so "nowe" and "people" belong inside that flow. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "nowe" and "people" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.