Exodus 20:19

Saying to Moses: Speak thou to us, and we will hear: let not the Lord speak to us, lest we die.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

In Context

18And all the people saw the voices and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mount smoking: and being terrified and struck with fear, they stood afar off,

20And Moses said to the people: Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that the dread of him might be in you, and you should not sin.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:30And Jacob called the name of the place Phanuel, saying: I have seen God face to face, and my soul has been saved.

Deuteronomy 5:5I 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:

Deuteronomy 18:16As thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the assembly was gathered together, and saidst: Let me not hear any more the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see any more this exceeding great fire, lest I die.

Galatians 3:19Why then was the law? It was set because of transgressions, until the seed should come, to whom he made the promise, being ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 20:19-22

Terror with Which the Law Was Given. ( b. c. 1491.) 18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. 19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. 20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. 21 And the people stood afar off, and… Read the whole commentary →

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