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Exodus 19:22 KJV
Exodus · chapter 19 · verse 22
And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.Exodus 19:22 · King James Version
Exodus 19:22 in context
20And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
21And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
22And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.
23And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.
24And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth upon them.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sanctifyqâdashto be cleanH6942 →
- priestskôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- nearnâgashto be or come nearH5066 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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Now, at length, comes that memorable day, that terrible day of the Lord, that day of judgment, in which Israel heard the voice of the Lord God speaking to them out of the midst of the fire, and lived, Deu 4:33.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-25