Exodus 19:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 19:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהִגְבַּלְתָּ֤
gâbal
H1379
to border
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
סָבִ֣יב
çâbîyb
H5439
round about
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִשָּׁמְר֥וּ
shâmar
H8104
to keep
לָכֶ֛ם
עֲל֥וֹת
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
בָּהָ֖ר
har
H2022
mountain
וּנְגֹ֣עַ
nâgaʻ
H5060
to touch
בְּקָצֵ֑הוּ
qâtseh
H7097
end
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ
nâgaʻ
H5060
to touch
בָּהָ֖ר
har
H2022
mountain
מ֥וֹת
mûwth
H4191
to die
יוּמָֽת
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
You shall set bounds to the people round about, saying, 'Be careful that you don't go up onto the mountain, or touch its border. Whoever touches the mountain shall be surely put to death.
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you shall set boundaries for the people all around, saying, ‘Watch yourselves climbing on the mountain or touching on its edge. Every mountain toucher shall certainly be killed.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).