15and he saith unto the people, 'Be ye prepared for the third day, come not nigh unto a woman.'


In Context

12 And thou hast made a border for the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, going up into the mount, or coming against its extremity; whoever is coming against the mount is certainly put to death;

13 a hand cometh not against him, for he is certainly stoned or shot through, whether beast or man it liveth not; in the drawing out of the jubilee cornet they go up into the mount.'

14 And Moses cometh down from the mount unto the people, and sanctifieth the people, and they wash their garments;

15 and he saith unto the people, 'Be ye prepared for the third day, come not nigh unto a woman.'

16 And it cometh to pass, on the third day, while it is morning, that there are voices, and lightnings, and a heavy cloud, on the mount, and the sound of a trumpet very strong; and all the people who are in the camp do tremble.

17 And Moses bringeth out the people to meet God from the camp, and they station themselves at the lower part of the mount,

Exodus 19:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:15And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at [your] wives.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:15Then he said to the people, "Prepare yourselves for the third day. Abstain from sexual relations."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:15He said to them: Be ready against the third day, and come not near your wives.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:15And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not near a woman.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:15And he said to the people, Be ready for the third day; do not come near your wives.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:15And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not near a woman.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:15And he said to the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:15He said to the people, |Be ready by the third day. Don't have sexual relations with a woman.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:15And he said to the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.