Exodus 19:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Exodus 19:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 19:22 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 19:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Let the priests also, who come near to Yahweh, sanctify themselves, lest Yahweh break out on them.””

Exodus 19:22 — World English Bible

Exodus 19:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And let the priests also, that come near to Jehovah, sanctify themselves, lest Jehovah break forth upon them. ”

Exodus 19:22 — American Standard Version

Exodus 19:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and also the priests who are coming nigh unto Jehovah do sanctify themselves, lest Jehovah break forth on them.'”

Exodus 19:22 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 19:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the priests also, who come near to Jehovah, shall hallow themselves, lest Jehovah break forth on them. ”

Exodus 19:22 — Darby Translation

Exodus 19:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And let the Priestes also which come to the Lord be sanctified, least the Lord destroy them.”

Exodus 19:22 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 19:22 in Context — Exodus 19

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.

23 And Moses said unto the Lord, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.

24 And the Lord said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the Lord, lest he break forth upon them.

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What Does Exodus 19:22 Mean?

Exodus 19:22 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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