Exodus 19:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the LORD said to Moses, Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The LORD said to Moses, 'Go down and warn the people not to force their way through to see the LORD, or many of them will perish.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses,{H4872} Go down,{H3381} charge{H5749} the people,{H5971} lest they break through{H2040} unto Jehovah{H3068} to gaze,{H7200} and many{H7227} of them perish.{H5307}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Moses{H4872}, Go down{H3381}{(H8798)}, charge{H5749}{(H8685)} the people{H5971}, lest they break through{H2040}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068} to gaze{H7200}{(H8800)}, and many{H7227} of them perish{H5307}{(H8804)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses: go doune and charge the people that they prease not vp vnto the Lorde for to se hi, ad so many off the perissh.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then sayde the LORDE vnto him: Go downe, and charge the people, yt they preasse not vnto the LORDE to se him, and so many of them perishe.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then the Lord said vnto Moses, Go down, charge the people, that they breake not their boundes, to go vp to the Lord to gaze, least many of them perish.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the Lorde sayd vnto Moyses: Go downe, charge the people, lest they breake out from their boundes to see the Lorde, and so many of them perishe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Yahweh said to Moses, "Go down, charge the people, lest they break through to Yahweh to gaze, and many of them perish.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Yahweh said to Moses, "Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to Yahweh to gaze, and many of them perish.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 6:19 : 19 And He struck the men of Beth Shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the Lord. He struck fifty thousand and seventy men of the people, and the people mourned because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.
  • Exod 3:5 : 5 And he said, Do not draw near here; take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.
  • Exod 19:12-13 : 12 And you shall set boundaries for the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that you do not go up into the mount, or touch the border of it; whoever touches the mount shall surely be put to death: 13 No hand shall touch it, but he shall surely be stoned or shot through; whether it is beast or man, it shall not live; when the trumpet sounds long, they shall come up to the mount.
  • Exod 33:20 : 20 And he said, You cannot see my face: for no man shall see me, and live.
  • Eccl 5:1 : 1 Keep your foot when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to hear than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.
  • Heb 12:28-29 : 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 29 For our God is a consuming fire.
  • Exod 3:3 : 3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.

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    22 And let the priests also, who come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break out against them.

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    20 And the LORD came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mount, and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.

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    17 And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the lower part of the mount.

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