And all the people saw the thunderings
— i.e., Perceived them. On the true character of the Sinaitic manifestation, see Note on Exodus 19:16-20.
They removed. — Moses had brought the representatives of the people as near to Sinai as possible — close to the foot of the great precipice of Ras Sufsâfeh (Exodus 19:17). The wide plain of Er-Rahah allowed of a removal to a considerable distance.