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Exodus 19:11

Mount Sinai

9 The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.

10 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes

and 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.

12 And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.

13 No 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.”

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BSB
and 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.
KJV
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.
WEB
and be ready for the third day; for on the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people on Mount Sinai.
ASV
and be ready against the third day; for the third day Jehovah will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
DARBY
and let them be ready for the third day; for on the third day Jehovah will come down before the eyes of all the people on mount Sinai.
BLB
and let them be ready for the third day; for on the third day YHWH will come down in the eyes of all the people upon Mount Sinai.
ÅB
og la dem holde seg rede den tredje dag; for på den tredje dag skal Herren stige ned på Sinai berg for hele folkets øyne.
OTB
og være klare til den tredje dagen, for på den dagen vil Herren stige ned på Sinai-fjellet for øynene på hele folket.
B1930
og la dem holde sig rede den tredje dag; for på den tredje dag skal Herren stige ned på Sinai berg for hele folkets øine.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 19:16

    On 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.

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  • John 3:13

    No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

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  • Exodus 34:5

    And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:2

    He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.

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  • Exodus 19:18

    Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.

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  • Isaiah 64:1–2

    If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,

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  • John 6:38

    For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

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  • Numbers 11:17

    And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself.

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