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Deuteronomy 5:23 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 5 · verse 23 · King James Version
And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;Deuteronomy 5:23 · King James Version
Deuteronomy 5:23 in context
21Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
22These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.
23And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
24And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.
25Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
Key words (Strong's)
- darknesschôshekthe darkH2822 →
- mountainhara mountain or range of hillsH2022 →
- tribesshêbeṭa scionH7626 →
- heardshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- voiceqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
- midsttâveka bisectionH8432 →
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