19And they said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.


In Context

16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor'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 to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

20 And Moses said to 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 to the thick darkness where God was.

Exodus 20:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:19And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:19and said to Moses, "Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:19Saying to Moses: Speak thou to us, and we will hear: let not the Lord speak to us, lest we die.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:19And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:19and said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:19And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:19They said to Moses, |Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don't let God speak with us, lest we die.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:19and say unto Moses, 'Speak thou with us, and we hear, and let not God speak with us, lest we die.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:19And they said to Moses, Speak you with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.