Exodus 19:15

And he said unto the people, Be ready, by the third day,—do not approach a woman.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14Then Moses went down out of the mount, unto the people,—and hallowed the people, and they washed their clothes.

16And it came to pass on the third day, when the morning had come, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a heavy cloud upon the mount, and the sound of a horn, loud exceedingly,—and all the people who were in the camp trembled.

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Cross References

Exodus 19:11and 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.

Leviticus 15:18Also, a woman with whom man lieth carnally, then shall they bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening.

1 Samuel 21:5And David answered the priest and said to him—Of a truth, women, have been withheld from us, of late, through my coming out, and the wallets of the young men have become hallowed,—while [the bread], itself, is in a manner common, and the more so since, to-day, [there are other loaves] to be hallowed, in the vessel.

Amos 4:12Therefore, thus, will I do unto thee, O Israel,—Because this thing I will do unto thee, Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.

Zechariah 7:3to speak unto the priests that pertained to the house of Yahweh of hosts, and unto the prophets, saying,—Shall I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?

Malachi 3:2But who may endure the day of his coming? And who is he that can stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ alkali;

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 →

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