Exodus 20:19

In 11 translations

BSB

“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

KJV

And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

WEB

They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don’t let God speak with us, lest we die.”

ASV

And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

LSV

and say to Moses, “Speak with us, and we hear, and do not let God speak with us, lest we die.”

YLT

and say unto Moses, 'Speak thou with us, and we hear, and let not God speak with us, lest we die.'

DBY

and said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.Elohim

DRC

Saying to Moses: Speak thou to us, and we will hear: let not the Lord speak to us, lest we die.

GNV

And sayde vnto Moses, Talke thou with vs, and we will heare: but let not God talke with vs, lest we die.

JPS20:16

And they said unto Moses: 'Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.'

LXXE

and said to Moses, Speak thou to us, and let not God speak to us, lest we die.

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WLC

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה דַּבֵּר־אַתָּ֥ה עִמָּ֖נוּ וְנִשְׁמָ֑עָה וְאַל־יְדַבֵּ֥ר עִמָּ֛נוּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים פֶּן־נָמֽוּת׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς Μωυσῆν, λάλησον σὺ ἡμῖν, καὶ μὴ λαλείτω πρὸς ἡμᾶς ὁ Θεὸς, μὴ ἀποθάνωμεν.

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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

• Deuteronomy 18:16This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!”
• Acts 7:38He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.
• Exodus 33:20But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”
• Deuteronomy 5:23–27And when you heard the voice out of the darkness while the mountain was blazing with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your elders approached me, and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and…
• Galatians 3:19Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
• Deuteronomy 5:5At that time I was standing between the LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. And He said:
• Genesis 32:30So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
• Hebrews 12:19to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.

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