Exodus 19:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.”

Exodus 19:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 19:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 19:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. Yahweh called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.”

Exodus 19:20 — World English Bible

Exodus 19:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jehovah came down upon mount Sinai, to the top of the mount: and Jehovah called Moses to the top of the mount; and Moses went up. ”

Exodus 19:20 — American Standard Version

Exodus 19:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jehovah cometh down on mount Sinai, unto the top of the mount, and Jehovah calleth for Moses unto the top of the mount, and Moses goeth up.”

Exodus 19:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 19:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jehovah came down on mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain; and Jehovah called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up. ”

Exodus 19:20 — Darby Translation

Exodus 19:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“(For the Lord came downe vpon mount Sinai on the toppe of the mount) and when the Lord called Moses vp into the top of the mount, Moses went vp.”

Exodus 19:20 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 19:20 in Context — Exodus 19

18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.

20 And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.

21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze, and many of them perish.

22 And let the priests also, which come near to the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break forth upon them.

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What Does Exodus 19:20 Mean?

Exodus 19:20 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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