Parallel Verses
Worsley New Testament
(for they could not bear the strict command, if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or shot through with a dart;
New American Standard Bible
For they could not bear the command, “
King James Version
(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
Holman Bible
for they could not bear what was commanded: And if even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned!
International Standard Version
For they could not endure the command that was given: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death."
A Conservative Version
For they did not bear that which was commanded, if even a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned.
American Standard Version
for they could not endure that which was enjoined, If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;
Amplified
For they could not bear the command, “If even a wild animal touches the mountain, it will be stoned [to death].”
An Understandable Version
For those people could not stand [hearing] the command [Ex. 19:12f], "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned [to death]."
Anderson New Testament
for they could not endure that which was commanded, And if even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned:
Bible in Basic English
For the order which said, If the mountain is touched even by a beast, the beast is to be stoned, seemed hard to them;
Common New Testament
For they could not endure the order that was given, "If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned."
Daniel Mace New Testament
nor could they endure that threat, "if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned."
Darby Translation
(for they were not able to bear what was enjoined: And if a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;
Godbey New Testament
for they could not endure that which was spoken, If a wild beast should touch the mountain, it shall be pierced through with a dart:
Goodspeed New Testament
for they could not bear the order, "Even a wild animal, if it touches the mountain, must be stoned to death,"
John Wesley New Testament
For they could not bear that which was commanded, If even a beast touch the mountain, let it be stoned.
Julia Smith Translation
(For they did not bear that being assigned, And if a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or shall be pierced with a missile weapon:
King James 2000
(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as an animal touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a spear:
Lexham Expanded Bible
For they could not endure what was commanded: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned."
Modern King James verseion
for they could not endure the thing commanded, "And if so much as a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned or thrust through with a dart,"
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For they were not able to abide that which was spoken. If a beast had touched the mountain, it must have been stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
Moffatt New Testament
(for they could not bear the command, If even a beast touches the mountain, it must be stoned) ??21 indeed, so awful was the sight that Moses said, I am terrified and aghast.
Montgomery New Testament
For they could not endure that which was enjoined, Even if a wild beast touches the mountain it shall be stoned to death;
NET Bible
For they could not bear what was commanded: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned."
New Heart English Bible
for they could not stand that which was commanded, "If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned;"
Noyes New Testament
for they could not bear that which was commanded, "If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;" and,
The Emphasized Bible
For they could not bear, that which was being enjoined, - and, should a beast be touching the mountain, it shall be stoned;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
for they could not bear the charge given, and "If but a beast touch the mountain he shall be stoned, or shot through with a dart:"
Twentieth Century New Testament
for they could not bear to think of the command-- 'If even an animal touches the mountain, it is to be stoned to death;'
Webster
(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
Weymouth New Testament
For they could not endure the order which had been given, "Even a wild beast, if it touches the mountain, shall be stoned to death;"
Williams New Testament
for they did not try to bear the order, "Even if a wild animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death,"
World English Bible
for they could not stand that which was commanded, "If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned;"
Worrell New Testament
for they could not bear that which was being commanded: "And, if a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned";
Youngs Literal Translation
for they were not bearing that which is commanded, 'And if a beast may touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or with an arrow shot through,'
Themes
Covenant » The second covenant
the Law of moses » None to approach the mount while God gave
the Law of moses » Darkness, &c at giving of, illustrative of obscurity of mosaic dispensation
Vision » Of the israelites » Of the manifestation of the glory of God
Interlinear
Diastellomai
References
Word Count of 36 Translations in Hebrews 12:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken
19 and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words, which they that heard, intreated that the word might not any more be thus delivered to them: 20 (for they could not bear the strict command, if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or shot through with a dart; 21 and so terrible was the appearance that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and tremble:)
Names
Cross References
Romans 3:19-20
it saith to those under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world obnoxious to the justice of God.
Galatians 2:19
that I might live unto God.
Galatians 3:10
For as many as are of the works of the law, are under the curse; for it is written, Cursed be every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.