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The LORD Visits Sinai

Exodus 19:19

In 11 translations

BSB
And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.
KJV
And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
WEB
When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
ASV
And when the voice of the trumpet waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
LSV
and the sound of the horn is going on, and [is] very strong; Moses speaks, and God answers him with a voice.
YLT
and the sound of the trumpet is going on, and very strong; Moses speaketh, and God doth answer him with a voice.
DBY
And the sound of the trumpet increased and became exceeding loud; Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.Elohim
DRC
And the sound of the trumpet grew by degrees louder and louder, and was drawn out to a greater length: Moses spoke, and God answered him.
GNV
And when the sound of the trumpet blew long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by voyce.
JPS
And when the voice of the horn waxed louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
LXXE
And the sounds of the trumpet were waxing very much louder. Moses spoke, and God answered him with a voice.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְהִי֙ ק֣וֹל הַשּׁוֹפָ֔ר הוֹלֵ֖ךְ וְחָזֵ֣ק מְאֹ֑ד מֹשֶׁ֣ה יְדַבֵּ֔ר וְהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים יַעֲנֶ֥נּוּ בְקֽוֹל׃
LXX-Br
Ἐγίνοντο δὲ αἱ φωναὶ τῆς σάλπιγγος προβαίνουσαι ἰσχυρότεραι σφόδρα. Μωυσῆς ἐλάλησεν, ὁ δὲ Θεὸς ἀπεκρίνατο αὐτῷ φωνῇ.

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👤 God👤 Moses◆ Ten Commandments Given

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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

  • Psalms 81:7You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
  • 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.
  • Nehemiah 9:13You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.
  • Exodus 19:13No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”
  • Hebrews 12:21The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”

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