Exodus 20:19
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.In other versions
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
ASV
And they said to Moses, To your words we will give ear, but let not the voice of God come to our ears, for fear death may come on us.
BBE
and said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
DBY
They said to Moses, "Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don't let God speak with us, lest we die."
WEB
and say unto Moses, `Speak thou with us, and we hear, and let not God speak with us, lest we die.'
YLT
And they said unto Moses, Speak you with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
ENG
And they said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
WBT
“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
BSB
In context
17Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.
18And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
19And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
20And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Cross-references
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- Moses