Bible verse
“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
Exodus 20:19 · BSB
The verses around it, from Exodus 20.
15 You shall not steal.
16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
17 You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
18 When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.
19 “Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
20 “Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”
21 And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
22 Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.
23 You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.
KJV
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
ASV
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
ERV
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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