KJV King James Version
And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.
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Exodus 19:22
And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”
WEB World English Bible
Let the priests also, who come near to Yahweh, sanctify themselves, lest Yahweh break forth on them.”
ASV American Standard Version
And let the priests also, that come near to Jehovah, sanctify themselves, lest Jehovah break forth upon them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and also the priests who are coming nigh unto Jehovah do sanctify themselves, lest Jehovah break forth on them.’
Surrounding context — 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.
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.
23 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.
24 And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth upon them.
25 So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְגַ֧םH1571 · gamalsoהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםH3548 · ko.henpriestהַנִּגָּשִׁ֥יםH5066 · na.gashto approach: approachאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)יְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDיִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּH6942 · qa.dashto consecrate: consecateפֶּן־H6435 · penlestיִפְרֹ֥ץH6555 · pa.ratsto break throughבָּהֶ֖םH9038 · hemthemיְהוָֽה׃H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
Exodus 24:5And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.1 Chronicles 13:9-11And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.Acts 5:10Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying [her] forth, buried [her] by her husband.2 Samuel 6:6-8And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth [his hand] to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook [it].Acts 5:5And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.Exodus 19:14-15And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.2 Chronicles 30:3For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.1 Corinthians 11:30-32For this cause many [are] weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.Isaiah 52:11Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean [thing]; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.2 Chronicles 30:18-19For a multitude of the people, [even] many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one1 Chronicles 15:13For because ye [did it] not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.Exodus 19:5Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth [is] mine:Leviticus 10:1-3And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.2 Chronicles 30:15Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth [day] of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.
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