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Exodus 20:19

Moses
Fear

17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.

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

20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

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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
“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.
DARBY
and said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
BLB
And they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will listen; and let not God speak with us, lest we die.”
ÅB
Og de sa til Moses: Tal du til oss, så vil vi høre; men la ikke Gud tale med oss, så vi ikke dør!
OTB
Og de sa til Moses: "Tal til oss selv, så vil vi lytte; men la ikke Gud tale til oss, ellers vil vi dø."
B1930
Og de sa til Moses: Tal du med oss, så vil vi høre; men la ikke Gud tale med oss, forat vi ikke skal dø!

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 18:16

    According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.

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  • Acts 7:38

    This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:

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  • Deuteronomy 5:23–27

    And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;

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  • Exodus 33:20

    And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

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  • Galatians 3:19

    Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

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  • Deuteronomy 5:5

    (I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,

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  • Genesis 32:30

    And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

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  • Hebrews 12:19

    And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:

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