Exodus 19:12

So then thou shalt set bounds for the people round about saying, Take heed to yourselves—that ye go not up into the mountain, nor touch the boundary thereof, whosoever toucheth the mountain, shall, surely die.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

11and shall be ready, by the third day,—for on the third day, will Yahweh come down in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai.

13No hand shall touch it but he shall be, surely stoned, or be, surely shot, whether beast or man, he shall not live,—When the ram’s horn soundeth, they themselves, shall come up within the mount,

Read all of Exodus 19

Cross References

Exodus 10:28So Pharaoh said to him—Get thee from me,—take heed to thyself—do not any more! see my face, for in the day thou dost see my face, thou shalt die.

Exodus 19:23And Moses said unto Yahweh, The people cannot come up into Mount Sinai,—for, thou thyself, hast adjured us saying: Set bounds to the mountain and hallow it.

Exodus 34:3and, no man, may come up with thee, and let no man so much as be seen in all the mount,—and let not even the flocks or the herds, feed in front of that mountain.

Deuteronomy 2:4And, the people, command thou saying, Ye are about to pass through the boundary of your brethren the sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir,—and should they be afraid of you, take ye good heed to yourselves:

Joshua 3:4Yet shall there be, a distance, between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure,—do not come near unto it that ye may get to know the way by which ye must go, for ye have not passed this way, heretofore.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 19:10-16

The Approach of God Announced. ( b. c. 1491.) 9 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 . 10 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes, 11 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. 12 And thou… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Exodus 19:12