KJV King James Version
And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
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Exodus 19:19
And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.
WEB World English Bible
When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
ASV American Standard Version
And when the voice of the trumpet waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the sound of the trumpet is going on, and very strong; Moses speaketh, and God doth answer him with a voice.
Surrounding context — Exodus 19
16 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that [was] in the camp trembled.
17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
20 And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Moses [up] to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
21 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
22 And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.
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וַיְהִי֙H1961 · ha.yahto beק֣וֹלH6963 · qolvoiceהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רH7782 · sho.phartrumpetהוֹלֵ֖ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוְחָזֵ֣קH2390 · cha.zeqstrongerמְאֹ֑דH3966 · me.odmuchמֹשֶׁ֣הH4872 · mo.shehMosesיְדַבֵּ֔רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430 · e.lo.himGodיַעֲנֶ֥נּוּH6030 · unto dwellבְקֽוֹל׃H6963 · qolvoice
Cross-references
Psalm 81:7Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.Exodus 19:16And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that [was] in the camp trembled.Nehemiah 9:13Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:Hebrews 12:21And so terrible was the sight, [that] Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)Exodus 19:13There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether [it be] beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
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