Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say to the people, Be prepared; for three days ye shall not come near to a woman.
New American Standard Bible
He said to the people, “Be ready for the third day; do not go near a woman.”
King James Version
And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.
Holman Bible
He said to the people, “Be prepared by the third day. Do not have sexual relations with women.”
International Standard Version
He told the people, "Be ready for the third day; don't go near a woman."
A Conservative Version
And he said to the people, Be ready for the third day. Come not near a woman.
American Standard Version
And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not near a woman.
Amplified
He said to the people, “Be prepared for the third day; do not
Bible in Basic English
And he said to the people, Be ready by the third day: do not come near a woman.
Darby Translation
And he said to the people, Be ready for the third day; do not come near your wives.
King James 2000
And he said unto the people, Be ready by the third day: come not near your wives.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to the people, "Be ready {for the third day}. Do not go near to a woman."
Modern King James verseion
And he said to the people, Be ready for the third day. Do not approach a woman.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said unto the people, "Be ready against the third day, and see that ye come not at your wives."
NET Bible
He said to the people, "Be ready for the third day. Do not go near your wives."
New Heart English Bible
He said to the people, "Be ready by the third day. Do not have sexual relations with a woman."
The Emphasized Bible
And he said unto the people, Be ready, by the third day, - do not approach a woman.
Webster
And he said to the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.
World English Bible
He said to the people, "Be ready by the third day. Don't have sexual relations with a woman."
Youngs Literal Translation
and he saith unto the people, 'Be ye prepared for the third day, come not nigh unto a woman.'
Themes
Israel » Receiving » Law » Sanctify
Purification » By abstaining from sexual intercourse
Sinai » A mountain in the peninsula east of the red sea » The law delivered to moses upon
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 19:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Preparation For Receiving The Covenant
14 And Moses will come down from the mount to the people, and he will consecrate the people; and they will wash their garments. 15 And he will say to the people, Be prepared; for three days ye shall not come near to a woman. 16 And it shall be in the third day, it being in the morning, and there shall be voices, and lightnings, and a heavy cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceedingly strong; and all the people in the camp will tremble.
Cross References
Exodus 19:11
And be ye prepared for the third day, for in the third day Jehovah will come down before the eyes of all the people upon mount Sinai.
1 Samuel 21:4-5
And the priest will answer David and say, No common bread under my hand, but there is consecrated bread; if the boys watched themselves only from women.
1 Corinthians 7:5
Deprive ye not one another, except somewhat of an agreement for a time, that ye might have leisure for fasting and prayer; and again upon the same ye might come together, lest Satan tempt you for your want of self command.
Exodus 19:16
And it shall be in the third day, it being in the morning, and there shall be voices, and lightnings, and a heavy cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceedingly strong; and all the people in the camp will tremble.
Joel 2:16
Gather the people, consecrate the convocation, assemble the old men, gather the children and those sucking the breasts: the bridegroom shall come forth from his chamber and the bride from her nuptial couch.
Amos 4:12
For this, thus will I do to thee, O Israel: because that I will do this to thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
Zechariah 6:3
And in the third chariot, white horses and in the fourth chariot, horses sprinkled with spots, and fleet
Zechariah 7:3
To speak to the priests which were to the house of Jehovah of armies, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself according as I did, how many the years?
Zechariah 12:12-14
And the land mourned, families, families by themselves; the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of giving by itself, and their wives by themselves.
Malachi 3:2
And who enduring the day of his coming? and who standing in his being seen? for he is as the fire of the crucible, as the alkali of the fuller.
Matthew 3:10-12
And now also the axe lies at the root of the trees; therefore every one not making good fruit is cut off and cast into fire.
Matthew 24:44
Therefore be ye also prepared: for what hour ye think not, the Son of man comes.
2 Peter 3:11-12
Therefore all these being dissolved, of what race ought ye to be in holy turning round and devotion,