23Moses said to the Lord , "The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, because you yourself warned us, 'Put limits around the mountain and set it apart as holy.' "


In Context

20 The Lord descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the top of the mountain. So Moses went up

21 and 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.

22 Even the priests, who approach the Lord , must consecrate themselves, or the Lord will break out against them."

23 Moses said to the Lord , "The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, because you yourself warned us, 'Put limits around the mountain and set it apart as holy.' "

24 The Lord replied, "Go down and bring Aaron up with you. But the priests and the people must not force their way through to come up to the Lord , or he will break out against them."

25 So Moses went down to the people and told them.

Exodus 19:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:23And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:23And Moses said to the Lord: The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou did charge, and command, saying: Set limits about the mount, and sanctify it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:23And Moses said unto Jehovah, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou didst charge us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:23And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:23And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou didst charge us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:23And Moses said to the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:23Moses said to Yahweh, |The people can't come up to Mount Sinai, for you warned us, saying, 'Set bounds around the mountain, and sanctify it.'|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:23And Moses saith unto Jehovah, 'The people is unable to come up unto mount Sinai, for Thou — Thou hast protested to us, saying, Make a border for the mount, then thou hast sanctified it.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:23And Moses said to the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for you charged us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.