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


In Context

16 'Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.

17 Thou dost not desire the house of thy neighbour, thou dost not desire the wife of thy neighbour, or his man-servant, or his handmaid, or his ox, or his ass, or anything which is thy neighbour's.'

18 And all the people are seeing the voices, and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mount smoking; and the people see, and move, and stand afar off,

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

20 And Moses saith unto the people, 'Fear not, for to try you hath God come, and in order that His fear may be before your faces — that ye sin not.'

21 And the people stand afar off, and Moses hath drawn nigh unto the thick darkness where God is.

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 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 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.