Exodus 19:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:”
Exodus 19:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 19:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 19:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You shall set bounds to the people all around, saying, ‘Be careful that you don’t go up onto the mountain, or touch its border. Whoever touches the mountain shall be surely put to death.”
Exodus 19:12 — World English Bible
Exodus 19:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death: ”
Exodus 19:12 — American Standard Version
Exodus 19:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And thou hast made a border <FI>for<Fi> 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;”
Exodus 19:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 19:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And set bounds round about the people, saying, Take heed to yourselves, [not] to go up unto the mountain nor touch the border of it: whatever toucheth the mountain shall certainly be put to death: ”
Exodus 19:12 — Darby Translation
Exodus 19:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And thou shalt set markes vnto the people rounde about, saying, Take heede to your selues that ye goe not vp the mount, nor touche the border of it: whosoeuer toucheth the mount, shall surely die.”
Exodus 19:12 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 19:12 in Context — Exodus 19
10 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,
11 And be ready against the third day: for the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:
13 There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
14 And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.
What Does Exodus 19:12 Mean?
Exodus 19:12 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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