21 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go down, [a]warn the people, so that (A)they do not break through to the Lord to gaze, and many of them [b]perish. 22 Also let the (B)priests who come near to the Lord consecrate themselves, or else the Lord will break out against them.” 23 Moses said to the Lord, “The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai, for You [c]warned us, saying, ‘(C)Set bounds about the mountain and consecrate it.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 19:21 Lit testify to
  2. Exodus 19:21 Lit fall
  3. Exodus 19:23 Lit testified to

21 and the Lord said to him, “Go down and warn the people so they do not force their way through to see(A) the Lord and many of them perish.(B) 22 Even the priests, who approach(C) the Lord, must consecrate(D) themselves, or the Lord will break out against them.”(E)

23 Moses said to the Lord, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai,(F) because you yourself warned us, ‘Put limits(G) around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”

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