Exodus 19:21

The LORD Visits Sinai

20The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,21and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.22Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”

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Berean Standard Bible
and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to gaze, and many of them perish.
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to Moses, Go down and give the people orders to keep back, for fear that a great number of them, forcing their way through to see the Lord, may come to destruction.
Douay-Rheims 1899
He said unto him: Go down, and charge the people: lest they should have a mind to pass the limits to see the Lord, and a very great multitude of them should perish.
Free Bible Version
and the Lord told him, “Go back down, and warn the people not to force their way across the boundary to try to come to the Lord or they will die.
Geneva Bible 1599
Then the Lord said vnto Moses, Go down, charge the people, that they breake not their boundes, to go vp to the Lord to gaze, least many of them perish.
King James (Authorized) Version
And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
One Unity Resource Bible
Adonai said to Moses [Drawn out], “Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to Adonai to gaze, and many of them perish.
Translation for Translators
Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Go down again and warn the people not to cross the boundary in order to look at me. If they do that, many of them will die.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Yahweh said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to me to look, or many of them will perish.
Noah Webster Bible
And the LORD said to Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through to the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
World English Bible
Yahweh said to Moses, “Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to Yahweh to gaze, and many of them perish.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Go down, protest to the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to see, and many of them have fallen;