Exodus 20:19

American Standard Version (1901)

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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  • Deut 18:16 : 16 according to all that thou desiredst of Jehovah thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.
  • Exod 33:20 : 20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live.
  • Gal 3:19 : 19 What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise hath been made; [and it was] ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.
  • Heb 12:19 : 19 and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which [voice] they that heard entreated that no word more should be spoken unto them;
  • Gen 32:30 : 30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, [said he], I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
  • Deut 5:5 : 5 (I stood between Jehovah and you at that time, to show you the word of Jehovah: for ye were afraid because of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,
  • Deut 5:23-27 : 23 And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders; 24 and ye said, Behold, Jehovah our God hath showed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth speak with man, and he liveth. 25 Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more, then we shall die. 26 For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived? 27 Go thou near, and hear all that Jehovah our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that Jehovah our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.
  • Acts 7:38 : 38 This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel that spake to him in the Mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received living oracles to give unto us:

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  • Exod 20:20-22
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    80%

    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.

    22And Jehovah said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

  • Deut 5:24-27
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    80%

    24and ye said, Behold, Jehovah our God hath showed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth speak with man, and he liveth.

    25Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more, then we shall die.

    26For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

    27Go thou near, and hear all that Jehovah our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that Jehovah our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.

  • Exod 20:18
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    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.

  • Deut 18:16
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    16according to all that thou desiredst of Jehovah thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.

  • Num 17:12-13
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    78%

    12And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.

    13Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of Jehovah, dieth: shall we perish all of us?

  • Num 20:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3And the people strove with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!

    4And why have ye brought the assembly of Jehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts?

  • Heb 12:19-21
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    19and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which [voice] they that heard entreated that no word more should be spoken unto them;

    20for they could not endure that which was enjoined, If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;

    21and so fearful was the appearance, [that] Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:

  • Exod 19:21
    77%

    21And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to gaze, and many of them perish.

  • Exod 19:23-25
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    76%

    23And Moses said unto Jehovah, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou didst charge us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.

    24And Jehovah said unto him, Go, get thee down; and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto Jehovah, lest he break forth upon them.

    25So Moses went down unto the people, and told them.

  • Lev 19:1
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    1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Exod 19:8-9
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    75%

    8And all the people answered together, and said, All that Jehovah hath spoken we will do. And Moses reported the words of the people unto Jehovah.

    9And Jehovah said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and may also believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto Jehovah.

  • Exod 24:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2and Moses alone shall come near unto Jehovah; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.

    3And Moses came and told the people all the words of Jehovah, and all the ordinances: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which Jehovah hath spoken will we do.

  • Num 16:23
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    23And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Exod 19:17
    74%

    17And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.

  • Exod 14:11-12
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    11And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to bring us forth out of Egypt?

    12Is not this the word that we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

  • Exod 6:10
    74%

    10And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Lev 18:1
    73%

    1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Exod 19:19
    73%

    19And when the voice of the trumpet waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.

  • Exod 19:12
    73%

    12And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:

  • Num 25:10
    73%

    10And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Num 14:2
    73%

    2And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!

  • Lev 20:1
    73%

    1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Exod 20:1
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    1And God spake all these words, saying,

  • Num 16:44
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    44And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Num 20:7
    73%

    7And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Acts 7:40
    73%

    40saying unto Aaron, Make us gods that shall go before us: for as for this Moses, who led us forth out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.

  • Lev 24:13
    73%

    13And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Exod 33:20
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    20And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live.

  • Num 27:15
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    15And Moses spake unto Jehovah, saying,

  • Num 4:21
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    21And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Num 16:20
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    20And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

  • Num 12:2
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    2And they said, Hath Jehovah indeed spoken only with Moses? hath he not spoken also with us? And Jehovah heard it.

  • Exod 32:23
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    23For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.

  • Num 12:8
    72%

    8with him will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the form of Jehovah shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?

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    1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Num 14:13
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    13And Moses said unto Jehovah, Then the Egyptians will hear it; for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;