King James Bible
"And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle."
Moses regularly left the camp to meet with God at the tent of meeting, positioned outside the camp after the golden calf incident. This tabernacle served as a temporary place of divine encounter before the construction of the permanent sanctuary. The entire community responded with unified reverence, rising from their activities to witness Moses' journey. Standing at their tent entrances demonstrated both respect for Moses as mediator and anticipation of God's presence. The people's sustained gaze reveals their awareness that Moses alone could enter God's presence on their behalf. Their watching until he disappeared inside emphasizes both their exclusion from direct divine encounter and their dependence on Moses' intercession.