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Exodus 19:10

Moses
Purity

8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.

9 And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,

11 And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.

12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:

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BSB
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes
KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,
WEB
The LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments,
ASV
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their garments,
DARBY
And Jehovah said to Moses, Go to the people, and hallow them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their clothes;
BLB
And YHWH said to Moses, “Go to the people and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and they shall wash their clothes,
ÅB
Og Herren sa til Moses: Gå til folket og la dem hellige seg idag og imorgen og vaske sine klær,
OTB
Herren sa til Moses: “Gå til folket og hellige dem i dag og i morgen. La dem vaske sine klær
B1930
Og Herren sa til Moses: Gå til folket og la dem hellige sig idag og imorgen og tvette sine klær,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Hebrews 10:22

    Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

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  • Leviticus 11:44–45

    For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

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  • Genesis 35:2

    Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:

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  • Leviticus 11:25

    And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

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  • Numbers 8:21

    And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them.

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  • Leviticus 15:5

    And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

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  • 1 Corinthians 6:11

    And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

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  • Zechariah 3:3–4

    Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.

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