Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah will say to Moses, Go down: protest to the people lest they shall break in to Jehovah to see, and a multitude fall from them.
New American Standard Bible
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go down,
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.
Holman Bible
The Lord directed Moses, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the Lord; otherwise many of them will die.
International Standard Version
The LORD told Moses, "Go down and warn the people so they don't break through to look at the LORD, and many of them perish.
A Conservative Version
And LORD said to Moses, Go down, command the people, lest they break through to LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
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.
Amplified
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go down, warn the people, so that they do not break through [the barriers around the mountain] to the Lord to see [Me], and many of them perish [as a result].
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to Moses, Go down and give the people orders to keep back, for fear that a great number of them, forcing their way through to see the Lord, may come to destruction.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah said to Moses, Go down, testify to the people that they break not through to Jehovah to gaze, and many of them perish.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Yahweh said to Moses, "Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to Yahweh to see and many from them fall.
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah said to Moses, Go down. Command the people, lest they break through to Jehovah to gaze, and many of them perish.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the LORD said unto Moses, "Go down and charge the people that they prease not up unto the LORD for to see him, and so many of them perish.
NET Bible
The Lord said to Moses, "Go down and solemnly warn the people, lest they force their way through to the Lord to look, and many of them perish.
New Heart 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.
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Go dawn adjure the people, - lest they press through unto Yahweh to see, and so there fall from among them a multitude.
Webster
And the LORD said to Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through to the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
World English Bible
Yahweh said to Moses, "Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to Yahweh to gaze, and many of them perish.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Go down, protest to the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to see, and many of them have fallen;
Themes
Curiosity » Instances of » Of the israelites » To see God
the Law of moses » None to approach the mount while God gave
Sinai » A mountain in the peninsula east of the red sea » The law delivered to moses upon
Interlinear
Yarad
`uwd
Harac
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 19:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Preparation For Receiving The Covenant
20 And Jehovah will come down upon mount Sinai to the head of the mount: and Jehovah will call for Moses to the head of the mount and Moses will go up. 21 And Jehovah will say to Moses, Go down: protest to the people lest they shall break in to Jehovah to see, and a multitude fall from them. 22 And also the priests drawing near to Jehovah, shall be consecrated, lest Jehovah shall break forth upon them.
Cross References
1 Samuel 6:19
And he will strike upon the men of the House of the Sun, for they saw in the ark of Jehovah, and he will strike upon the people seventy men, and fifty thousand men: and the people will mourn because Jehovah smote among the people a great smiting.
Exodus 3:5
And he will say, Thou shalt not draw near hither; draw off thy shoes from thy feet, for the place which thou standest upon it, this is holy land.
Exodus 3:3
And Moses will say, I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bramble will not burn.
Exodus 19:12-13
And set bounds to the people round about, saying, Watch for yourselves to go up into the mount, and to touch upon its extremity: every one touching upon the mount, dying, shall die.
Exodus 33:20
And he will say, Thou shalt not be able to see my face: for none shall see my face, and live.
Ecclesiastes 5:1
Watch thy feet when thou shalt go to the house of God, and draw near to hear, rather than give the sacrifice of the foolish, for they not knowing the doing of evil.
Hebrews 12:28-29
Wherefore we receiving a kingdom unmoved; we should have grace by which we might serve God acceptably, with reverence and circumspection: