You are to set boundaries for the people all around, saying, ‘Be very careful not to go up onto the mountain, or touch the border of it. Whoever touches the mountain will surely be put to death.
Exodus 3:5 - Tree of Life Version Then He said, “Come no closer. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition God said, Do not come near; put your shoes off your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy ground. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Common English Bible Then the LORD said, “Don’t come any closer! Take off your sandals, because you are standing on holy ground.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he said: "Lest you should approach here, remove the shoes from your feet. For the place on which you stand is holy ground." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said: Come not nigh hither. Put off the shoes from thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. |
You are to set boundaries for the people all around, saying, ‘Be very careful not to go up onto the mountain, or touch the border of it. Whoever touches the mountain will surely be put to death.
Then Adonai said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to see Adonai, and many of them die.
Then Moses told Aaron all the words of Adonai with which He had been sent, along with all the signs that He had commanded him to do.
Do not be quick with your mouth nor hasty in your heart to utter a word in God’s presence. For God is in heaven, and you are on the earth— therefore, let your words be few.
His noble one will be one of His own. His ruler will come forth from among His own. I will bring Him near, and He will approach Me. For who is he who will pledge his heart to approach Me?” It is a declaration of Adonai.
Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what Adonai spoke of, saying: To those who are near Me I will show myself holy. Upon the faces of all the people I will be glorified.” Then Aaron kept silent.
But Adonai said to him, ‘Take the sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
You are to have a shovel for yourself among your weapons. Now when you sit down outside, you are to dig with it and turn and cover up what comes out of you.
For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.”
Then the commander of Adonai’s army replied to Joshua, “Take your sandal off of your foot, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
And we ourselves heard this voice come out of heaven, when we were with Him on the holy mountain.