Exodus 19:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze, and many of them perish.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to gaze, and many of them perish.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Go down, protest to the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to see, and many of them have fallen;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 19:21 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 3:3So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?”
- Exodus 3:5“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
- Exodus 19:12And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.
- Exodus 33:20But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”
- Numbers 4:15When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 4:18“Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be cut off from among the Levites.
- Numbers 4:19In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry.
- Numbers 4:20But the Kohathites are not to go in and look at the holy objects, even for a moment, or they will die.”
- 1 Samuel 6:19But God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter.
- Ecclesiastes 5:1Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
- Hebrews 12:28Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
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