Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He said unto him: Go down, and charge the people; lest they should have a mind to pass the limits to see the Lord, and a very great multitude of them should perish. charge. Exodus 19:12,13 And thou shalt appoint certain limits to the people round about, and thou shalt say to them: Take heed ye go not up into the mount, and that ye touch not the borders thereof: every one that toucheth the mount, dying he shall die. . . . break Exodus 3:3,5 And Moses said: I will go, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. . . . Exodus 33:20 And again he said: Thou canst not see my face: for man shall not see me, and live. 1 Samuel 6:19 But he slew of the men of Bethsames, because they had seen the ark of the Lord, and he slew of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand of the common people. And the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten the people with a great slaughter. Ecclesiastes 5:1 Keep thy foot, when thou goest into the house of God, and draw nigh to hear. For much better is obedience, than the victims of fools, who know not what evil they do. Hebrews 12:28,29 Therefore, receiving an immoveable kingdom, we have grace: whereby let us serve, pleasing God, with fear and reverence. . . . Context The LORD Visits Sinai…20And the Lord came down upon Mount Sinai, in the very top of the mount, and he called Moses unto the top thereof. And when he was gone up thither, 21He said unto him: Go down, and charge the people; lest they should have a mind to pass the limits to see the Lord, and a very great multitude of them should perish.22The priests also that come to the Lord, let them be sanctified, lest he strike them.… Cross References Exodus 3:5 And he said: Come not nigh hither, put off the shoes from thy feet; for the place, whereon thou standest, is holy ground. Numbers 4:20 Let not others by any curiosity see the things that are in the sanctuary before they be wrapped up, otherwise they shall die. Deuteronomy 5:5 I was the mediator and stood between the Lord and you at that time, to shew you his words, for you feared the fire, and went not up into the mountain, and he said: 1 Samuel 6:19 But he slew of the men of Bethsames, because they had seen the ark of the Lord, and he slew of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand of the common people. And the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten the people with a great slaughter. Lexicon and the LORDיְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to [him], מֹשֶׁ֔ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver “Go down רֵ֖ד (rêḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend and warn הָעֵ֣ד (hā·‘êḏ) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5749: To duplicate, repeat, to protest, testify, to encompass, restore the people בָּעָ֑ם (bā·‘ām) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock not פֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 6435: Removal, lest to break through יֶהֶרְס֤וּ (ye·her·sū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2040: To pull down, in pieces, break, & destroy to see לִרְא֔וֹת (lir·’ō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel [lest] many רָֽב׃ (rāḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great of them מִמֶּ֖נּוּ (mim·men·nū) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of perish. וְנָפַ֥ל (wə·nā·p̄al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5307: To fall, lie Additional Translations and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.And the LORD said to Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through to the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish. And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to gaze, and many of them perish. And God spoke to Moses, saying, Go down, and solemnly charge the people, lest at any time they draw nigh to God to gaze, and a multitude of them fall. And Jehovah said to Moses, Go down, testify to the people that they break not through to Jehovah to gaze, and many of them perish. 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. And the LORD said to Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through to the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish. Yahweh said to Moses, "Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to Yahweh to gaze, and many of them perish. And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Go down, protest to the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to see, and many of them have fallen; Jump to Previous Break Charge Destruction Fallen Fear Force Forcing Gaze Great Moses Orders Perish Testify Warn WayJump to Next Break Charge Destruction Fallen Fear Force Forcing Gaze Great Moses Orders Perish Testify Warn WayLinks Exodus 19:21 NIVExodus 19:21 NLT Exodus 19:21 ESV Exodus 19:21 NASB Exodus 19:21 KJV Exodus 19:21 Bible Apps Exodus 19:21 Biblia Paralela Exodus 19:21 Chinese Bible Exodus 19:21 French Bible Exodus 19:21 German Bible Alphabetical: and break do down force gaze Go him LORD many Moses not of people perish said see so spoke that the their them Then they through to warn way OT Law: Exodus 19:21 Yahweh said to Moses Go down warn (Exo. Ex) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |