Exodus 20:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.””
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““Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and say unto Moses, `Speak thou with us, and we hear, and let not God speak with us, lest we die.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 20:19 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 32:30So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
- Exodus 33:20But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”
- 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:
- Deuteronomy 5:23And 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,
- Deuteronomy 18:16This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!”
- 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.
- Galatians 3:19Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
- Hebrews 12:19to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).