Exodus 19:3

And Moses went up to God, and the voice of the Lord came to him from the mountain, saying, Say to the family of Jacob, and give word to the children of Israel:

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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;

In Context

2And when they had gone away from Rephidim and had come into the waste land of Sinai, they put up their tents in the waste land before the mountain: there Israel put up its tents.

4You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I took you, as on eagles' wings, guiding you to myself.

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Cross References

Exodus 3:4And when the Lord saw him turning to one side to see, God said his name out of the tree, crying, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

Exodus 20:21And the people kept their places far off, but Moses went near to the dark cloud where God was.

Exodus 24:13Then Moses and Joshua his servant got up; and Moses went up into the mountain of God.

Exodus 34:2And be ready by the morning, and come up on Mount Sinai, and come before me there in the morning, on the top of the mountain.

Deuteronomy 5:5(I was between the Lord and you at that time, to make clear to you the word of the Lord: because, through fear of the fire, you did not go up the mountain;) saying,

Matthew Henry on Exodus 19:2-9

The Covenant of Sinai. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 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. 2 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. 3 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; 4 Ye have seen… Read the whole commentary →

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