Exodus 19:15

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““Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.””

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BSBPD

““Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not near a woman.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and he saith unto the people, `Be ye prepared for the third day, come not nigh unto a woman.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 19:15 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 19:11and 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.
  2. Exodus 19:16On 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.
  3. Leviticus 15:18If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.
  4. 1 Samuel 21:4“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”
  5. 1 Samuel 21:5David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the equipment of the young men is holy, as it is even on common missions, and all the more at this time.”
  6. Joel 2:16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.
  7. Amos 4:12“Therefore, that is what I will do to you, O Israel, and since I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel!
  8. Zechariah 6:3the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.
  9. Zechariah 7:3by asking the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts, as well as the prophets, “Should I weep and fast in the fifth month, as I have done these many years?”
  10. Zechariah 12:12The land will mourn, each clan on its own: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives,
  11. Malachi 3:2But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
  12. Matthew 3:10The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
  13. Matthew 24:44For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
  14. 1 Corinthians 7:5Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
  15. 2 Peter 3:11Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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