Exodus 19:23
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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21And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze, and many of them perish.Select Exodus 19:21
22And let the priests also, which come near to the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break forth upon them.Select Exodus 19:22
23And Moses said unto the Lord, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.Select Exodus 19:23
24And the Lord said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the Lord, lest he break forth upon them.Select Exodus 19:24
25So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.Select Exodus 19:25
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WEB
19:23 Moses said to Yahweh, “The people can’t come up to Mount Sinai, for you warned us, saying, ‘Set bounds around the mountain, and sanctify it.’”
ASV
19:23 And Moses said unto Jehovah, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou didst charge us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.
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