Exodus 19:3

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“Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, “This is what you are to tell the house of Jacob and explain to the sons of Israel:”

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BSBPD

“Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, “This is what you are to tell the house of Jacob and explain to the sons of Israel:”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Moses went up unto God, and Jehovah called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Moses hath gone up unto God, and Jehovah calleth unto him out of the mount, saying, `Thus dost thou say to the house of Jacob, and declare to the sons of Israel,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 19:3 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 3:4When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered.
  2. Exodus 19:20The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,
  3. Exodus 20:21And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
  4. Exodus 24:12Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay here, so that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.”
  5. Exodus 24:13So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.
  6. Exodus 24:15When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it,
  7. Exodus 34:2Be ready in the morning, and come up on Mount Sinai to present yourself before Me on the mountaintop.
  8. Exodus 34:4So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals. He rose early in the morning, and taking the two stone tablets in his hands, he went up Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him.
  9. Deuteronomy 5:5At that time I was standing between the LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. And He said:
  10. Acts 7:38He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.

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