20(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:


In Context

17 For ye know that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.

18 For ye are not come to the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor to blackness, and to darkness, and tempest,

19 And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard, entreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:

20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:

21 And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and tremble:)

22 But ye are come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

Hebrews 12:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:20(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:20because they could not bear what was commanded: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:20For they did not endure that which was said: And if so much as a beast shall touch the mount, it shall be stoned.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:20for they could not endure that which was enjoined, If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:20(for they were not able to bear what was enjoined: And if a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:20for they could not endure that which was enjoined, If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:20for they could not stand that which was commanded, |If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned;|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:20for they were not bearing that which is commanded, 'And if a beast may touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or with an arrow shot through,'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:20(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: