Exodus 20:19
World English Bible (WEB)
They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don’t let God speak with us, lest we die.”
In context
17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
18 All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance.
19 They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don’t let God speak with us, lest we die.”
20 Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won’t sin.”
21 The people stayed at a distance, and Moses came near to the thick darkness where God was.
Exodus 20:19 in every translation
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.