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Selected Verse: Exodus 19:12 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ex 19:12 |
Strong Concordance |
And thou shalt set bounds [01379] unto the people [05971] round about [05439], saying [0559], Take heed [08104] to yourselves, that ye go not up [05927] into the mount [02022], or touch [05060] the border [07097] of it: whosoever toucheth [05060] the mount [02022] shall be surely [04191] put to death [04191]: |
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King James |
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: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Set bounds unto the people - The low line of alluvial mounds at the foot of the cliff of Ras Safsafeh exactly answers to the bounds which were to keep the people off from touching the mount: but the bounds here spoken of were to be set up by Moses. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Set bounds - Probably he drew a ditch round at the foot of the hill, which none were to pass upon pain of death. This was to intimate, 1st, That awful reverence which ought to possess the minds of all that worship God. 2dly, The distance which worshippers were kept at under that dispensation, which we ought to take notice of, that we may the more value our privilege under the gospel, having boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, Heb 10:19. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Thou shalt set bounds - Whether this was a line marked out on the ground, beyond which they were not to go, or whether a fence was actually made to keep them off, we cannot tell; or whether this fence was made all round the mountain, or only at that part to which one wing of the camp extended, is not evident.
This verse strictly forbids the people from coming near and touching Mount Sinai, which was burning with Fire. The words therefore in Exo 19:15, אל תגשו אל אשה al tiggeshu el ishshah, come not at your wives, seem rather to mean, come not near unto the Fire; especially as the other phrase is not at all probable: but the fire is, on this occasion, spoken of so emphatically (see Deu 5:4, Deu 5:5, Deu 5:22-25) that we are naturally led to consider אשה ishshah here as האש ha-esh transposed, or to say, with Simon in his Lexicon, אשה faem, idem quod masc. אש ignis. So among other instances, we have אבר and אברה a wing; אור and אורה light; אמץ and אמצה strength; and אמר and אמרה a speech - Burt. See Kennicott's Remarks.
Whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death - The place was awfully sacred, because the dreadful majesty of God was displayed on it. And this taught them that God is a consuming fire, and that it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. |
19 Having [2192] therefore [3767], brethren [80], boldness [3954] to [1519] enter [1529] into the holiest [39] by [1722] the blood [129] of Jesus [2424],
22 These words [01697] the LORD [03068] spake [01696] unto all your assembly [06951] in the mount [02022] out of the midst [08432] of the fire [0784], of the cloud [06051], and of the thick darkness [06205], with a great [01419] voice [06963]: and he added no more [03254]. And he wrote [03789] them in two [08147] tables [03871] of stone [068], and delivered [05414] them unto me.
23 And it came to pass, when ye heard [08085] the voice [06963] out of the midst [08432] of the darkness [02822], (for the mountain [02022] did burn [01197] with fire [0784],) that ye came near [07126] unto me, even all the heads [07218] of your tribes [07626], and your elders [02205];
24 And ye said [0559], Behold, the LORD [03068] our God [0430] hath shewed [07200] us his glory [03519] and his greatness [01433], and we have heard [08085] his voice [06963] out of the midst [08432] of the fire [0784]: we have seen [07200] this day [03117] that God [0430] doth talk [01696] with man [0120], and he liveth [02425].
25 Now therefore why should we die [04191]? for this great [01419] fire [0784] will consume [0398] us: if we hear [08085] the voice [06963] of the LORD [03068] our God [0430] any more [03254], then we shall die [04191].
5 (I stood [05975] between the LORD [03068] and you at that time [06256], to shew [05046] you the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]: for ye were afraid [03372] by reason [06440] of the fire [0784], and went not up [05927] into the mount [02022];) saying [0559],
4 The LORD [03068] talked [01696] with you face [06440] to face [06440] in the mount [02022] out of the midst [08432] of the fire [0784],
15 And he said [0559] unto the people [05971], Be [01961] ready [03559] against the third [07969] day [03117]: come [05066] not at your wives [0802].