Exodus 20:19 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Then they said to Moses, "You speak to us, and we'll listen. But don't let God speak to us, or we'll die!"(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

ASV:

And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

BBE:

And they said to Moses, To your words we will give ear, but let not the voice of God come to our ears, for fear death may come on us.

DBY:

and said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

ERV:

And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

JPS:

And they said unto Moses: 'Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.'

WBS:

And they said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

WEB:

They said to Moses, "Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don't let God speak with us, lest we die."

YLT:

and say unto Moses, 'Speak thou with us, and we hear, and let not God speak with us, lest we die.'

Exodus 20:19 Cross References

XREF:

Deuteronomy 5:5 while I was standing between the LORD and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the LORD; for you were afraid because of the fire and did not go up the mountain. He said,

Deuteronomy 5:23 "And when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes and your elders.

Galatians 3:19 Why the Law then? It was added because of transgressions, having been ordained through angels by the agency of a mediator, until the seed would come to whom the promise had been made.

Hebrews 12:19 and to the blast of a trumpet and the sound of words which sound was such that those who heard begged that no further word be spoken to them. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

20:19 Speak thou with us - Hereby they obliged themselves to acquiesce in the mediation of Moses, they themselves nominating him as a fit person to deal between them and God, and promising to hearken to him as to God's messenger.

MHC:

20:18-21 This law, which is so extensive that we cannot measure it, so spiritual that we cannot evade it, and so reasonable that we cannot find fault with it, will be the rule of the future judgment of God, as it is for the present conduct of man. If tried by this rule, we shall find our lives have been passed in transgressions. And with this holy law and an awful judgment before us, who can despise the gospel of Christ? And the knowledge of the law shows our need of repentance. In every believer's heart sin is dethroned and crucified, the law of God is written, and the image of God renewed. The Holy Spirit enables him to hate sin and flee from it, to love and keep this law in sincerity and truth; nor will he cease to repent.

CONC:

Death Die Ear Ears Fear Lest Listen Speak Voice

Die Ear Ears Fear Hear Moses Speak Voice Words

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