Exodus 20:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 20:19 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 →
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
דַּבֵּר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אַתָּ֥ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
עִמָּ֖נוּ
ʻim
H5973
with
וְנִשְׁמָ֑עָה
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
עִמָּ֛נוּ
ʻim
H5973
with
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
נָמֽוּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
They said to Moses, "Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don't let God speak with us, lest we die."
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King James Version Public Domain
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They said to Moses, “You speak to us and let us listen! But do not let God speak to us, lest we die.”
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