Exodus 20:19

They said to Moses, "Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but do not let God speak with us, lest we die."

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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

18All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance.

20Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won't sin."

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Cross References

Genesis 32:30Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, he said, "I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved."

Deuteronomy 5:5(I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to show you the words of the Lord: for you were afraid because of the fire, and did not go up onto the mountain;) saying,

Deuteronomy 18:16This is according to all that you desired of the Lord your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, "Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I not die."

Galatians 3:19What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the seed should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by 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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