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Exodus 19:15

13 There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.

14 And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.

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

16 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.

17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

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.
DARBY
And he said to the people, Be ready for the third day; do not come near [your] wives.
BLB
And he said to the people, “Be ready for the third day. Do not draw near to a woman.”
ÅB
Og han sa til folket: Hold dere rede den tredje dag, kom ikke nær noen kvinne!
OTB
Han sa til folket: “Gjør dere klare til den tredje dagen. Avstå fra seksuelle relasjoner.”
B1930
Og han sa til folket: Hold eder rede den tredje dag, kom ikke nær nogen kvinne!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 7:5

    Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

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  • Exodus 19:11

    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.

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  • 1 Samuel 21:4–5

    And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

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  • Joel 2:16

    Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

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  • Zechariah 6:3

    And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.

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  • Matthew 24:44

    Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

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  • Matthew 3:10–12

    And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

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  • Zechariah 7:3

    And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?

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