Exodus 19:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 19:23 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מֹשֶׁה֙
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יוּכַ֣ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
הָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
לַעֲלֹ֖ת
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַ֣ר
har
H2022
mountain
סִינָ֑י
Çîynay
H5514
Sinai
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אַתָּ֞ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
הַעֵדֹ֤תָה
ʻûwd
H5749
to testify
בָּ֨נוּ֙
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַגְבֵּ֥ל
gâbal
H1379
to border
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָהָ֖ר
har
H2022
mountain
וְקִדַּשְׁתּֽוֹ
qâdash
H6942
to consecrate
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World English Bible Public Domain
Moses said to Yahweh, "The people can't come up to Mount Sinai, for you charged us, saying, 'Set bounds around the mountain, and sanctify it.'"
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Moses said to Yahweh, “The people are not able to come up on Mount Sinai, for you yourself warned us, saying: ‘Set boundaries on the mountain and set it apart.’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).