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Exodus 20:19
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KJ21
And they said unto Moses, “Speak thou with us and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.”
ASV
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
AMP
Then they said to Moses, “You speak to us and we will listen, but do not let God speak to us or we will die.”
AMPC
And they said to Moses, You speak to us and we will listen, but let not God speak to us, lest we die.
BRG
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
CSB
“You speak to us, and we will listen,” they said to Moses, “but don’t let God speak to us, or we will die.”
CSBA
‘You speak to us, and we will listen,’ they said to Moses, ‘but don’t let God speak to us, or we will die.’
CEB
They said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we’ll listen. But don’t let God speak to us, or we’ll die.”
CJB
(A: Maftir) Adonai said to Moshe, “Here is what you are to say to the people of Isra’el: ‘You yourselves have seen that I spoke with you from heaven.
CEV
and said to Moses, “If you speak to us, we will listen. But don't let God speak to us, or we will die!”
DARBY
and said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
DRA
Saying to Moses: Speak thou to us, and we will hear: let not the Lord speak to us, lest we die.
ERV
Then the people said to Moses, “If you want to speak to us, then we will listen. But please don’t let God speak to us. If this happens, we will die.”
EASY
They said to Moses, ‘Speak to us yourself. We will listen to you. But do not let God speak to us. If he does, we will die.’
EHV
Then they said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen, but do not let God speak with us, or we will die.”
ESV
and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, lest we die.”
ESVUK
and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, lest we die.”
EXB
Then they said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself, and we will listen. But don’t let God speak to us, or we will die.”
GNV
And said unto Moses, Talk thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God talk with us, lest we die.
GW
Then they said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we’ll listen. But don’t let God speak to us, or we’ll die!”
GNT
They said to Moses, “If you speak to us, we will listen; but we are afraid that if God speaks to us, we will die.”
HCSB
“You speak to us, and we will listen,” they said to Moses, “but don’t let God speak to us, or we will die.”
ICB
Then they said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself. Then we will listen. But don’t let God speak to us, or we will die.”
ISV
They told Moses, “You speak to us and we will listen, but don’t let God speak with us, or we may die.
JUB
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us lest we die.
KJV
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
AKJV
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
LSB
Then they said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself, and we will listen; but let not God speak to us, lest we die.”
LEB
And they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will listen, but let not God speak with us, lest we die.”
TLB
They said to Moses, “You tell us what God says and we will obey, but don’t let God speak directly to us, or it will kill us.”
MSG
All the people, experiencing the thunder and lightning, the trumpet blast and the smoking mountain, were afraid—they pulled back and stood at a distance. They said to Moses, “You speak to us and we’ll listen, but don’t have God speak to us or we’ll die.”
MEV
They said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen, but do not let God speak to us, lest we die.”
NOG
Then they said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we’ll listen. But don’t let Elohim speak to us, or we’ll die!”
NABRE
and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, or we shall die.”
NASB
Then they said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but do not have God speak to us, or we will die!”
NASB1995
Then they said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God speak to us, or we will die.”
NCB
They said to Moses, “You speak to us and we will listen, but do not let God speak to us or we will die.”
NCV
Then they said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself, and we will listen. But don’t let God speak to us, or we will die.”
NET
They said to Moses, “You speak to us and we will listen, but do not let God speak with us, lest we die.”
NIRV
They said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself. Then we’ll listen. But don’t let God speak to us. If he does, we’ll die.”
NIV
and said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die.”
NIVUK
and said to Moses, ‘Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not let God speak to us or we will die.’
NKJV
Then they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.”
NLV
They said to Moses, “You speak to us and we will listen. But do not let God speak to us or we will die.”
NLT
And they said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen. But don’t let God speak directly to us, or we will die!”
NRSVA
and said to Moses, ‘You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, or we will die.’
NRSVACE
and said to Moses, ‘You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, or we will die.’
NRSVCE
and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
NRSVUE
and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen, but do not let God speak to us, lest we die.”
OJB
And they said unto Moshe, Thou speak with us, and we will hear; but let not Elohim speak with us, lest we die (see Bereshis 42:23).
RGT
and said to Moses, “Talk with us and we will hear! But do not let God talk with us, lest we die!”
RSV
and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will hear; but let not God speak to us, lest we die.”
RSVCE
and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will hear; but let not God speak to us, lest we die.”
TLV
So they said to Moses, “You, speak to us, and we will listen, but do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
VOICE
Israelites (to Moses): We are afraid to have God speak directly to us; we are certain that we will die. You speak to us instead; we promise to listen.
WEB
They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don’t let God speak with us, lest we die.”
WYC
and (they) said to Moses, Speak thou to us, and we shall hear; (but) the Lord speak not to us, lest peradventure we die.
YLT
and say unto Moses, `Speak thou with us, and we hear, and let not God speak with us, lest we die.'
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