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And when the people saw it, they removed and stood afar off and said unto Moses, "Talk thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God talk with us, lest we die."
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Holman Bible
“You speak to us, and we will listen,” they said to Moses, “but don’t let God speak to us, or we will die.”
International Standard Version
They told Moses, "You speak to us and we will listen, but don't let God speak with us, or we may die.
A Conservative Version
And they said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear, but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
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.
Amplified
Then they said to Moses, “You speak to us and we will listen, but do not let God speak to us or we will die.”
Bible in Basic English
And they said to Moses, To your words we will give ear, but let not the voice of God come to our ears, for fear death may come on us.
Darby Translation
and said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say to Moses, Speak thou with us and we will hear: and God shall not speak with us lest we shall die.
King James 2000
And they said unto Moses, Speak you with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they said to Moses, "You speak with us, and we will listen, but let not God speak with us, lest we die."
Modern King James verseion
And they said to Moses, You speak with us, and we will hear. But let not God speak with us, lest we die.
NET Bible
They said to Moses, "You speak to us and we will listen, but do not let God speak with us, lest we die."
New Heart English Bible
They said to Moses, "Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but do not let God speak with us, lest we die."
The Emphasized Bible
And they said unto Moses, Speak, thou, with us, and we will hear, - but let not God speak with us lest we die.
Webster
And they said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
World English Bible
They said to Moses, "Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don't let God speak with us, lest we die."
Youngs Literal Translation
and say unto Moses, 'Speak thou with us, and we hear, and let not God speak with us, lest we die.'
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 20:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
The People's Reaction
18 And all the people saw the thunder and the lightning and the noise of the horn, and how the mountain smoked. 19 And when the people saw it, they removed and stood afar off and said unto Moses, "Talk thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God talk with us, lest we die." 20 And Moses said unto the people, "Fear not, for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be among you that ye sin not."
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:16
according to all that thou desiredest of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day when the people were gathered, saying, 'Let me hear the voice of my LORD God no more, nor see this great fire any more, that I die not.'
Galatians 3:19
Wherefore then serveth the law? The law was added because of transgression - till the seed came, to which the promise was made - and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
Genesis 32:30
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, "for I have seen God face to face, and yet is my life reserved."
Exodus 33:20
And he said furthermore, "Thou mayest not see my face, for there shall no man see me and live."
Deuteronomy 5:5
And I stood between the LORD and you the same time, to show you the saying of the LORD. For ye were afraid of the fire and therefore went not up into the mount. And he said,
Deuteronomy 5:23-27
But as soon as ye heard the voice out of the darkness and saw the hill burn with fire, ye came unto me all the heads of your tribes and your elders:
Acts 7:38
This is he that was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. This man received the word of life to give unto us,
Hebrews 12:19
neither unto the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words: which voice they that heard it, wished away, that the communication should not be spoken to them.