Exodus 19:21

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Exodus 19:21

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.

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KJV

King James Version

And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.

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WEB

World English Bible

The LORD said to Moses, “Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to gaze, and many of them perish.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Exodus 19

¹⁹ And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.

²⁰ The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,

²¹ and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.

²² Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”

²³ But Moses said to the LORD, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, for You solemnly warned us, ‘Put a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”

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