21And Jehovah said to Moses, Go down, testify to the people that they break not through to Jehovah to gaze, and many of them perish.


In Context

18 And the whole of mount Sinai smoked, because Jehovah descended on it in fire; and its smoke ascended as the smoke of a furnace; and the whole mountain shook greatly.

19 And the sound of the trumpet increased and became exceeding loud; Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.

20 And Jehovah came down on mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain; and Jehovah called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

21 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.

22 And the priests also, who come near to Jehovah, shall hallow themselves, lest Jehovah break forth on them.

23 And Moses said to Jehovah, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai; for thou hast testified to us, saying, Set bounds about the mountain, and hallow it.

Exodus 19:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:21And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:21and the Lord said to him, "Go down and warn the people so they do not force their way through to see the Lord and many of them perish.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:21He said unto him: Go down, and charge the people: lest they should have a mind to pass the limits to see the Lord, and a very great multitude of them should perish.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:21And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to gaze, and many of them perish.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:21And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:21And the LORD said to Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through to the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:21Yahweh said to Moses, |Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to Yahweh to gaze, and many of them perish.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:21And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Go down, protest to the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to see, and many of them have fallen;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:21And the LORD said to Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through to the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.