Exodus 19:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.”

Exodus 19:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 19:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 19:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He said to the people, “Be ready by the third day. Don’t have sexual relations with a woman.””

Exodus 19:15 — World English Bible

Exodus 19:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Exodus 19:15 — American Standard Version

Exodus 19:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Exodus 19:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 19:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he said to the people, Be ready for the third day; do not come near [your] wives. ”

Exodus 19:15 — Darby Translation

Exodus 19:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he said vnto the people, Be ready on the third day, and come not at your wiues.”

Exodus 19:15 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 19:15 in Context — Exodus 19

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.

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

16 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.

17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.

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What Does Exodus 19:15 Mean?

Exodus 19:15 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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