Exodus 20:19
King James Version (KJV)
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
In context
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Exodus 20:19 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
- WEB World English Bible
- They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don’t let God speak with us, lest we die.”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and say unto Moses, 'Speak thou with us, and we hear, and let not God speak with us, lest we die.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- and said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And they said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.