SinaiExodus 20:19
American Standard Version
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
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Exodus 20:19 in other translations
They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don’t let God speak with us, lest we die.”
Exodus 20:19 in context
- 17Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor’s.
- 18And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off.
- 19And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
- 20And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.
- 21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.