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


In Context

16 |You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

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 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 Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:19And they said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not 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.