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Deuteronomy 5:23

Fear

21 Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

22 These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.

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;

24 And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.

25 Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.

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BSB
And when you heard the voice out of the darkness while the mountain was blazing with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your elders approached me,
KJV
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;
WEB
When you heard the voice out of the middle of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you came near to me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
ASV
And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
DARBY
And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, and the mountain burned with fire, that ye came near to me, all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
BLB
And it came to pass when you⁺ heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, and while the mountain was burning with the fire, that you⁺ came near to me—all the heads of your⁺ tribes and your⁺ elders,
ÅB
Men da dere hørte røsten midt ut av mørket, mens fjellet sto i brann, da kom dere til meg, alle overhodene for deres stammer og deres eldste,
OTB
Da dere hørte røsten fra midt i mørket, mens fjellet sto i brann, kom alle lederne for deres stammer og deres eldste til meg.
B1930
Men da I hørte røsten midt ut av mørket, mens fjellet stod i brennende lue, da kom I til mig, alle overhodene for eders stammer og eders eldste,

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Cross references

  • Exodus 20:18–19

    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.

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  • Hebrews 12:18–21

    For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,

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