Exodus 19:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • 1 Sam 6:19 : 19 But the Lord sent destruction on seventy men of the people of Beth-shemesh for looking into the ark of the Lord; and great was the sorrow of the people for the destruction which the Lord had sent on them.
  • Exod 3:5 : 5 And he said, Do not come near: take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you are is holy.
  • Exod 19:12-13 : 12 And let limits be marked out for the people round the mountain, and say to them, Take care not to go up the mountain or near the sides of it: whoever puts his foot on the mountain will certainly come to his death: 13 He is not to be touched by a hand, but is to be stoned or have an arrow put through him; man or beast, he is to be put to death: at the long sounding of a horn they may come up to the mountain.
  • Exod 33:20 : 20 But it is not possible for you to see my face, for no man may see me and still go on living.
  • Eccl 5:1 : 1 Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth--so let not the number of your words be great.
  • Heb 12:28-29 : 28 If then, we have a kingdom which will never be moved, let us have grace, so that we may give God such worship as is pleasing to him with fear and respect: 29 For our God is an all-burning fire.
  • Exod 3:3 : 3 And Moses said, I will go and see this strange thing, why the tree is not burned up,

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    22And let the priests who come near to the Lord make themselves holy, for fear that the Lord may come on them suddenly.

    23And Moses said to the Lord, The people will not be able to come up the mountain, for you gave us orders to put limits round the mountain, marking it out and making it holy.

    24And the Lord said to him, Go down, and you and Aaron may come up; but let not the priests and the people make their way through to the Lord, or he will come on them suddenly.

    25So Moses went down to the people and said this to them.

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    20Then the Lord came down on to Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain, and the Lord sent for Moses to come up to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

  • Exod 19:17
    79%

    17And Moses made the people come out of their tents and take their places before God; and they came to the foot of the mountain,

  • Exod 19:11-12
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    11And by the third day let them be ready: for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai, before the eyes of all the people.

    12And let limits be marked out for the people round the mountain, and say to them, Take care not to go up the mountain or near the sides of it: whoever puts his foot on the mountain will certainly come to his death:

  • Num 4:20-21
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    20But they themselves are not to go in to see the holy place, even for a minute, for fear of death.

    21And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Exod 24:1-2
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    1And he said to Moses, Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, and Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the chiefs of Israel; and give me worship from a distance.

    2And Moses only may come near to the Lord; but the others are not to come near, and the people may not come up with them.

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    1And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Exod 32:7
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    7And the Lord said to Moses, Go down quickly; for your people, whom you took out of the land of Egypt, are turned to evil ways;

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    18And all the people were watching the thunderings and the flames and the sound of the horn and the mountain smoking; and when they saw it, they kept far off, shaking with fear.

    19And 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.

    20And Moses said to the people, Have no fear: for God has come to put you to the test, so that fearing him you may be kept from sin.

    21And the people kept their places far off, but Moses went near to the dark cloud where God was.

  • Num 16:20-21
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    20And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

    21Come out from among this people, so that I may send sudden destruction on them.

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    14Then Moses went down from the mountain to the people, and made the people holy; and their clothing was washed.

  • Num 16:44-45
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    44And the Lord said to Moses,

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  • Num 14:41
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    41And Moses said, Why are you now acting against the Lord's order, seeing that no good will come of it?

  • Num 25:10
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    10And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Heb 12:20-21
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    20For the order which said, If the mountain is touched even by a beast, the beast is to be stoned, seemed hard to them;

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    9And the Lord said to Moses, See, I will come to you in a thick cloud, so that what I say to you may come to the ears of the people and they may have belief in you for ever. And Moses gave the Lord word of what the people had said.

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    6Then Moses and Aaron went away from the people to the door of the Tent of meeting; and, falling on their faces there, they saw the glory of the Lord.

    7And the Lord said to Moses,

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    1And the Lord said to Moses,

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    9And the Lord said to Moses, I have been watching this people, and I see that they are a stiff-necked people.

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    13And the Lord said to Moses,

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