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In the third month after the children of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that same day they came into the wilderness of Sinai. When they had departed from Rephidim, and had come to the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped before the mountain. Moses went up to God, and Yahweh called to him out of the mountain, saying, “This is what you shall tell the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel: ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice, and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own possession from among all peoples; for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”

Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which Yahweh commanded him. All the people answered together, and said, “All that Yahweh has spoken we will do.” Moses reported the words of the people to Yahweh.

Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I come to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you forever.” Moses told the words of the people to Yahweh. Yahweh said to Moses, “Go to the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments, and be ready for the third day; for on the third day Yahweh will come down in the sight of all the people on Mount Sinai. You shall set bounds to the people all around, saying, ‘Be careful that you don’t go up onto the mountain, or touch its border. Whoever touches the mountain shall be surely put to death. No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot through; whether it is animal or man, he shall not live.’ When the trumpet sounds long, they shall come up to the mountain.”

Moses went down from the mountain to the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes. He said to the people, “Be ready by the third day. Don’t have sexual relations with a woman.”

On the third day, when it was morning, there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain, and the sound of an exceedingly loud trumpet; and all the people who were in the camp trembled. Moses led the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the lower part of the mountain. All of Mount Sinai smoked, because Yahweh descended on it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly. When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice. 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.

Yahweh said to Moses, “Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to Yahweh to gaze, and many of them perish. Let the priests also, who come near to Yahweh, sanctify themselves, lest Yahweh break out on them.”

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.’ ”

Yahweh said to him, “Go down! You shall bring Aaron up with you, but don’t let the priests and the people break through to come up to Yahweh, lest he break out against them.”

So Moses went down to the people, and told them.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    In the third month after the children of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that same day they came into the wilderness of Sinai.

    When they had departed from Rephidim, and had come to the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped before the mountain.

    Moses went up to God, and Yahweh called to him out of the mountain, saying, “This is what you shall tell the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:

    ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to myself.

    Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice, and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own possession from among all peoples; for all the earth is mine;

    and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”

    Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which Yahweh commanded him.

    All the people answered together, and said, “All that Yahweh has spoken we will do.” Moses reported the words of the people to Yahweh.

    Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I come to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you forever.” Moses told the words of the people to Yahweh.

    Yahweh said to Moses, “Go to the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments,

    and be ready for the third day; for on the third day Yahweh will come down in the sight of all the people on Mount Sinai.

    You shall set bounds to the people all around, saying, ‘Be careful that you don’t go up onto the mountain, or touch its border. Whoever touches the mountain shall be surely put to death.

    No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot through; whether it is animal or man, he shall not live.’ When the trumpet sounds long, they shall come up to the mountain.”

    Moses went down from the mountain to the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.

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

    On the third day, when it was morning, there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain, and the sound of an exceedingly loud trumpet; and all the people who were in the camp trembled.

    Moses led the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the lower part of the mountain.

    All of Mount Sinai smoked, because Yahweh descended on it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly.

    When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.

    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.

    Yahweh said to Moses, “Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to Yahweh to gaze, and many of them perish.

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

    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.’ ”

    Yahweh said to him, “Go down! You shall bring Aaron up with you, but don’t let the priests and the people break through to come up to Yahweh, lest he break out against them.”

    So Moses went down to the people, and told them.

  • KJV King James Version

    In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.

    For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.

    And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;

    Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.

    Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

    And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

    And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.

    And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.

    And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.

    And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,

    And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.

    And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:

    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.

    And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.

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

    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.

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

    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.

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

    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.

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

    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.

    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.

    So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    In the third month after the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.

    And when they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped before the mount.

    And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying: 'Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:

    Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto Myself.

    Now therefore, if ye will hearken unto My voice indeed, and keep My covenant, then ye shall be Mine own treasure from among all peoples; for all the earth is Mine;

    and ye shall be unto Me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.'

    And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the LORD commanded him.

    And all the people answered together, and said: 'All that the LORD hath spoken we will do.' And Moses reported the words of the people unto the LORD.

    And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and may also believe thee for ever.' And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.

    And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Go unto the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their garments,

    and be ready against the third day; for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.

    And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying: Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it; whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death;

    no hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live; when the ram's horn soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.'

    And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their garments.

    And he said unto the people: 'Be ready against the third day; come not near a woman.'

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

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

    Now mount Sinai was altogether on 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.

    And when the voice of the horn waxed louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.

    And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, to the top of the mount; and the LORD called Moses to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.

    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 let the priests also, that come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.'

    And Moses said unto the LORD: 'The people cannot come up to mount Sinai; for thou didst charge us, saying: Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.'

    And the LORD said unto him: 'Go, 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.'

    So Moses went down unto the people, and told them.

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  • Revelation 7:14 (v10) I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great suffering.They washed their robes, and made them…
  • Exodus 19:11 (vv15, 20) and be ready for the third day; for on the third day Yahweh will come down in the sight of all the people on Mount Sinai.
  • Deuteronomy 14:21 (vv5–6) You shall not eat of anything that dies of itself. You may give it to the foreigner living among you who is within your gates, that he may…
  • Genesis 19:28 (v18) He looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and saw that the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a…
  • Exodus 3:5 (v21) He said, “Don’t come close. Take off your sandals, for the place you are standing on is holy ground.”
  • Exodus 3:12 (v2) He said, “Certainly I will be with you. This will be the token to you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt,…

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv1, 3, 4, 10, 13, 15, 18, 19, 22, 24 Which was in the beginning of the month Sivan,…

Which was in the beginning of the month Sivan, containing part of May, and part of June.

That they departed from Rephidim.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv1–24 Exo 19:1 In the third month, when the children…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 Heb. Third new moon, called Sivan, including the latter…
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On vv1, 9, 16 Here is, I. The date of that great charter…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv1–25 In the third month, when the children of Israel…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16 This chapter introduces the giving of the law upon…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20, 22, 23, 24 The children of Israel, having departed from Rephidim, come…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18 Exo 19:1. In the third month — After they…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 17, 18, 22 The wilderness ... the desert of Sinai - If…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24 This day. The same on which they departed from…
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures 1864 · Public Domain On v1
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 16, 17, 21 were come to the desert of Sinai--The desert has…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 20, 21, 22 The Divine Glory, and the Giving of the Law…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 1. the same day] The day of the month…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 (2) They were departed from Rephidim.—If Rephidim was where…
C. H. Mackintosh 1880 · Public Domain On v1 Exodus 19
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv1–25 Vers. 1-2. THE JOURNEY TO MOUNT SINAI. From Rephidim…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On vv1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 16 Wilderness of Sinai.
The Expositor's Bible 1887 · Public Domain On v1
The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary 1892 · Public Domain On vv1, 7 Exo_19:1. The Wilderness of Sinai.]—Sinai is the “proper name…
F. W. Grant 1903 · Public Domain On v1 Section 1. (Exo 19:1-25; Exo 20:1-26; Exo 21:1-36; Exo…
J. R. Dummelow 1909 · Public Domain On v1 Preparation for the Giving of the Law
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On vv1, 3, 5, 8, 25 In the third month
Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain On vv1, 10, 16 The Arrival at Sinai and the First Message
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv1, 3, 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 23 In the third month ... on the same day
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 16, 21 19:1-9 God prepared his people to receive the covenant…
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