During the day the LORD went in front of them in a pillar of cloud to show them the way, and during the night he went in front of them in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel night and day.

The pillar of cloud was always in front of the people during the day, and the pillar of fire at night.

He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they obeyed the laws and commands that he gave them.

The LORD would speak with Moses face-to-face, just as someone speaks with a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp. But the young man who was his helper, Joshua son of Nun, stayed in the Tent.

I will meet you there, and from above the lid between the two winged creatures I will give you all my laws for the people of Israel.

When God had finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two stone tablets on which God himself had written the commandments.

No one is to come up with you; no one is to be seen on any part of the mountain; and no sheep or cattle are to graze at the foot of the mountain."

He said, "Lord, if you really are pleased with me, I ask you to go with us. These people are stubborn, but forgive our evil and our sin, and accept us as your own people."

When God finished speaking to Abraham, he left him.

After he had finished speaking with Abraham, the LORD went away, and Abraham returned home.

I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the spirit I have given you and give it to them. Then they can help you bear the responsibility for these people, and you will not have to bear it alone.

I felt the powerful presence of the LORD and heard him say to me, "Get up and go out into the valley. I will talk to you there."