Exodus 20:19
Modern Translations
New International Version
and said to Moses, "Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die."

New Living Translation
And they said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen. But don’t let God speak directly to us, or we will die!”

English Standard Version
and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, lest we die.”

Berean Study Bible
“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

New American Standard Bible
Then they said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but do not have God speak to us, or we will die!”

NASB 1995
Then they said to Moses, "Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God speak to us, or we will die."

NASB 1977
Then they said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God speak to us, lest we die.”

Amplified Bible
Then they said to Moses, “You speak to us and we will listen, but do not let God speak to us or we will die.”

Christian Standard Bible
“You speak to us, and we will listen,” they said to Moses, “but don’t let God speak to us, or we will die.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You speak to us, and we will listen," they said to Moses, "but don't let God speak to us, or we will die."

Contemporary English Version
and said to Moses, "If you speak to us, we will listen. But don't let God speak to us, or we will die!"

Good News Translation
They said to Moses, "If you speak to us, we will listen; but we are afraid that if God speaks to us, we will die."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then they said to Moses, "You speak to us, and we'll listen. But don't let God speak to us, or we'll die!"

International Standard Version
They told Moses, "You speak to us and we will listen, but don't let God speak with us, or we may die.

NET Bible
They said to Moses, "You speak to us and we will listen, but do not let God speak with us, lest we die."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

New King James Version
Then they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.”

King James 2000 Bible
And they said unto Moses, Speak you with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

New Heart English Bible
They said to Moses, "Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but do not let God speak with us, lest we die."

World English Bible
They said to Moses, "Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don't let God speak with us, lest we die."

American King James Version
And they said to Moses, Speak you with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

American Standard Version
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

A Faithful Version
And they said to Moses, "You speak with us, and we will hear. But let not God speak with us, lest we die."

Darby Bible Translation
and said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

English Revised Version
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And sayde vnto Moses, Talke thou with vs, and we will heare: but let not God talke with vs, lest we die.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And said vnto Moyses, Talke thou with vs, and we wyll heart: But let not God talke with vs, lest we dye.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and sayde vnto Moses: Talke thou with vs, we wil heare: and let not God talke with vs, we might els dye.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
ad saide vnto Moses: talke thou with vs and we wil heare: but let not god talke with vs, lest we dye.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and say to Moses, “Speak with us, and we hear, and do not let God speak with us, lest we die.”

Young's Literal Translation
and say unto Moses, 'Speak thou with us, and we hear, and let not God speak with us, lest we die.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will say to Moses, Speak thou with us and we will hear: and God shall not speak with us lest we shall die.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Saying to Moses: Speak thou to us, and we will hear: let not the Lord speak to us, lest we die.

Catholic Public Domain Version
saying to Moses: “Speak to us, and we will listen. Let not the Lord speak to us, lest perhaps we may die.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they said to Moshe, “You speak with us and we will hear and do not let God speak with us, lest we die.”

Lamsa Bible
And they said to Moses, You speak to us, and we will listen; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they said unto Moses: 'Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and said to Moses, Speak thou to us, and let not God speak to us, lest we die.
















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