Exodus 19:21
World English Bible (WEB)
The LORD said to Moses, “Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
In context
19 When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
20 The LORD came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. The LORD called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.
21 The LORD said to Moses, “Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
22 Let the priests also, who come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break out on them.”
23 Moses said to the LORD, “The people can’t come up to Mount Sinai, for you warned us, saying, ‘Set bounds around the mountain, and sanctify it.’”
Exodus 19:21 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The LORD said to Moses, “Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
- KJV King James Version
- And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to gaze, and many of them perish.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Go down, protest to the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to see, and many of them have fallen;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Jehovah said to Moses, Go down, testify to the people that they break not through to Jehovah to gaze, and many of them perish.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the LORD said to Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through to the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.