Exodus 19:23
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And Moses said unto the Lord, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.But Moses said to the LORD, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, for You solemnly warned us, ‘Put a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”
In other translations
And Moses said unto the Lord, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.But Moses said to the LORD, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, for You solemnly warned us, ‘Put a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559מֹשֶׁהmoshehMosesH4872אֶל־'el-toH413יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לֹא־lo'-notH3808יוּכַלyukhalit is ableH3201הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971לַעֲלֹתla'alotto go upH5927אֶל־'el-toH413הַרhar[the] mountain ofH2022סִינָיsinaiSinaiH5514כִּי־ki-forH3588אַתָּה'atahyouH859הַעֵדֹתָהha'edotahyou warnedH5749בָּנוּbanu<in> <the> usלֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559הַגְבֵּלhagbelset a boundary forH1379אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָהָרhaharthe mountainH2022וְקִדַּשְׁתּוֹ׃vekidashtoand you will consecrate itH6942
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Related verses
- Exodus 19:12And 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:And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.
- Joshua 3:4-54 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore. 5 And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you.4 But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.” 5 Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”
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People and places
People: Moses
Places: Mount Sinai