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


In Context

17 For you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind though he sought it diligently with tears.

18 For you have not come to a mountain that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm,

19 the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them,

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

21 and so fearful was the appearance, that Moses said, |I am terrified and trembling.|

22 But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes 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 Webster Bible Translation 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 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: