Exodus 19:21

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he said to him: "Descend, and call the people to witness, lest they might be willing to transgress the limits, so as to see the Lord, and a very great multitude of them might perish.

Cross References

Exodus 3:3

Therefore, Moses said, "I will go and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt."

Exodus 3:5

And he said: "Lest you should approach here, remove the shoes from your feet. For the place on which you stand is holy ground."

Exodus 33:20

And again he said: "You are not able to see my face. For man shall not see me and live."

Ecclesiastes 5:1

You should not speak anything rashly, nor should your heart be hasty to present a word before God. For God is in heaven, and you are on earth. For this reason, let your words be few.

Numbers 4:15

And when Aaron and his sons have wrapped the Sanctuary and its vessels at the dismantling of the camp, then the sons of Kohath shall enter, so as to carry what has been wrapped. And they shall not touch the vessels of the Sanctuary, lest they die. These are the burdens of the sons of Kohath concerning the tabernacle of the covenant.

Numbers 4:18

"Do not be willing to lose the people of Kohath from the midst of the Levites.

Numbers 4:19

But do this for them, so that they may live, and so that they may not die by touching the Holies of holies. Aaron and his sons shall enter, and they shall assign the work of each one, and they shall determine what each one ought to carry.

Numbers 4:20

Let no others, out of curiosity, see the things that are in the Sanctuary before they are wrapped, otherwise they shall die."

Deuteronomy 5:5

I was the mediator, for I was in the middle between the Lord and you, at that time, to announce his words to you. For you were afraid of the fire, and so you did not ascend to the mountain. And he said:

1 Samuel 6:19

Then he struck down some of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had seen the ark of the Lord. And he struck down some of the people: seventy men, and fifty thousand of the common people. And the people lamented, because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.