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Exodus 19:22

God's holiness

20 The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,

21 and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.

Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”

23 But Moses said to the LORD, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, for You solemnly warned us, ‘Put a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”

24 And the LORD replied, “Go down and bring Aaron with you. But the priests and the people must not break through to come up to the LORD, or He will break out against them.”

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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.

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BSB
Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”
KJV
And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.
WEB
Let the priests also, who come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break out on them.”
ASV
And let the priests also, that come near to Jehovah, sanctify themselves, lest Jehovah break forth upon them.
DARBY
And the priests also, who come near to Jehovah, shall hallow themselves, lest Jehovah break forth on them.
BLB
And also let the priests who draw near to YHWH shall sanctify themselves, lest YHWH break out against them.”
ÅB
Også prestene, de som treder Herren nær, skal hellige seg, for at Herren ikke skal bryte inn blant dem.
OTB
Selv prestene, som nærmer seg Herren, må rense seg, ellers vil Herren handle mot dem.”
B1930
Også prestene, de som treder Herren nær, skal hellige sig, forat Herren ikke skal bryte inn blandt dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 24:5

    Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.

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  • 2 Samuel 6:6–8

    When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled.

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  • Exodus 19:14–15

    When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.

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  • Acts 5:5

    On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.

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  • 1 Chronicles 13:9–11

    When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.

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  • Acts 5:10

    At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

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  • Isaiah 52:11

    Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.

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  • 2 Chronicles 30:15

    And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.

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