Exodus 19:15

In 11 translations

BSB

“Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”

KJV

And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.

WEB

He said to the people, “Be ready by the third day. Don’t have sexual relations with a woman.”

ASV

And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not near a woman.

LSV

and he says to the people, “Be prepared for the third day, do not come near to a woman.”

YLT

and he saith unto the people, 'Be ye prepared for the third day, come not nigh unto a woman.'

DBY

And he said to the people, Be ready for the third day; do not come near [your] wives.

DRC

He said to them: Be ready against the third day, and come not near your wives.

GNV

And he said vnto the people, Be ready on the third day, and come not at your wiues.

JPS

And he said unto the people: 'Be ready against the third day; come not near a woman.'

LXXE

And he said to the people, Be ready: for three days come not near to a woman.

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WLC

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם הֱי֥וּ נְכֹנִ֖ים לִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֑ים אַֽל־תִּגְּשׁ֖וּ אֶל־אִשָּֽׁה׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπε τῷ λαῷ, γίνεσθε ἕτοιμοι, τρεῖς ἡμέρας μὴ προσέλθητε γυναικί.

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• Sinai and the Ten Commandments After leaving Egypt, Israel camps at Sinai, where God gives commandments amid thunder, smoke and a trembling mountain. Beginning with his re…

Cross-references most cited first

• 1 Samuel 21:4–5“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.” David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is…
• Exodus 19:11and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
• 1 Corinthians 7:5Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
• Joel 2:16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.
• Matthew 3:10–12The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful…
• Exodus 19:16On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
• 2 Peter 3:11–12Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens…
• Amos 4:12“Therefore, that is what I will do to you, O Israel, and since I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel!
• Zechariah 6:3the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.
• Malachi 3:2But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
• Matthew 24:44For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
• Zechariah 7:3by asking the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts, as well as the prophets, “Should I weep and fast in the fifth month, as I have done these many years?”
• Zechariah 12:12–14The land will mourn, each clan on its own: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives, the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their…

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