Exodus 19:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Exodus 19:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 19:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 19:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Moses said to Yahweh, “The people can’t come up to Mount Sinai, for you warned us, saying, ‘Set bounds around the mountain, and sanctify it.’””
Exodus 19:23 — World English Bible
Exodus 19:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Moses said unto Jehovah, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou didst charge us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it. ”
Exodus 19:23 — American Standard Version
Exodus 19:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Moses saith unto Jehovah, `The people <FI>is<Fi> unable to come up unto mount Sinai, for Thou--Thou hast protested to us, saying, Make a border <FI>for<Fi> the mount, then thou hast sanctified it.'”
Exodus 19:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 19:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Moses said to Jehovah, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai; for thou hast testified to us, saying, Set bounds about the mountain, and hallow it. ”
Exodus 19:23 — Darby Translation
Exodus 19:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Moses sayde vnto the Lord, The people can not come vp into the mount Sinai: for thou hast charged vs, saying, Set markes on the mountaine, and sanctifie it.”
Exodus 19:23 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 19:23 in Context — Exodus 19
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.
25 So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.
What Does Exodus 19:23 Mean?
Exodus 19:23 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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