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OET (OET-RV) They begged Mosheh, “You be the one to speak to us, and we’ll listen, but don’t let God speak directly to us, in case we die.”
OET-LV And_they_said to Mosheh speak you to_us and_listen and_not let_him_speak to_us god lest we_should_die.
UHB וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה דַּבֵּר־אַתָּ֥ה עִמָּ֖נוּ וְנִשְׁמָ֑עָה וְאַל־יְדַבֵּ֥ר עִמָּ֛נוּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים פֶּן־נָמֽוּת׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmərū ʼel-mosheh dabēr-ʼattāh ˊimmānū vənishmāˊāh vəʼal-yədabēr ˊimmānū ʼₑlohim pen-nāmūt.)
Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
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BrLXX Καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς Μωυσῆν, λάλησον σὺ ἡμῖν, καὶ μὴ λαλείτω πρὸς ἡμᾶς ὁ Θεὸς, μὴ ἀποθάνωμεν.
(Kai eipan pros Mōusaʸn, lalaʸson su haʸmin, kai maʸ laleitō pros haʸmas ho Theos, maʸ apothanōmen. )
BrTr and said to Moses, Speak thou to us, and let not God speak to us, lest we die.
ULT They said to Moses, “You speak to us and let us listen! But do not let God speak to us, lest we die.”
UST and said to Moses, “You talk to us! We will listen! But do not let God speak to us anymore. We are afraid that if he speaks anymore to us, we will die.”
BSB “Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
OEB No OEB EXO book available
WEBBE They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don’t let God speak with us, lest we die.”
WMBB (Same as above)
MSG (18-19)All the people, experiencing the thunder and lightning, the trumpet blast and the smoking mountain, were afraid—they pulled back and stood at a distance. They said to Moses, “You speak to us and we’ll listen, but don’t have God speak to us or we’ll die.”
NET They said to Moses, “You speak to us and we will listen, but do not let God speak with us, lest we die.”
LSV and say to Moses, “Speak with us, and we hear, and do not let God speak with us, lest we die.”
FBV “You speak to us, and we'll listen,” they said to Moses. “But don't let God speak to us, or we'll die.”
T4T and said to Moses/me, “If you speak to us, we will listen. But do not let God speak any more to us. We are afraid that if he speaks any more to us, we will die.”
LEB And they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will listen, but let not God speak with us, lest we die.”
BBE And they said to Moses, To your words we will give ear, but let not the voice of God come to our ears, for fear death may come on us.
Moff No Moff EXO book available
JPS (20-16) And they said unto Moses: 'Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.'
ASV And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
DRA Saying to Moses: Speak thou to us, and we will hear: let not the Lord speak to us, lest we die.
YLT and say unto Moses, 'Speak thou with us, and we hear, and let not God speak with us, lest we die.'
Drby and said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not [fn]God speak with us, lest we die.
20.19 Elohim
RV And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Wbstr And they said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
KJB-1769 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
(And they said unto Moses, Speak thou/you with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. )
KJB-1611 [fn]And they saide vnto Moses, Speake thou with vs, and wee will heare: But let not God speake with vs, lest we die.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and footnotes)
20:19 Deut. 5. 24. and 18. 16.
Bshps And said vnto Moyses, Talke thou with vs, and we wyll heart: But let not God talke with vs, lest we dye.
(And said unto Moses, Talke thou/you with us, and we will heart: But let not God talk with us, lest we die.)
Gnva And sayde vnto Moses, Talke thou with vs, and we will heare: but let not God talke with vs, lest we die.
(And said unto Moses, Talke thou/you with us, and we will hear: but let not God talk with us, lest we die. )
Cvdl and sayde vnto Moses: Talke thou with vs, we wil heare: and let not God talke with vs, we might els dye.
(and said unto Moses: Talke thou/you with us, we will hear: and let not God talk with us, we might else die.)
Wycl and seiden to Moises, Speke thou to vs, and we schulen here; the Lord speke not to vs, lest perauenture we dien.
(and said to Moses, Speak thou/you to us, and we should here; the Lord speak not to us, lest peradventure/perhaps we dien.)
Luth und sprachen zu Mose: Rede du mit uns, wir wollen gehorchen, und laß GOtt nicht mit uns reden, wir möchten sonst sterben.
(and said to Mose: Rede you with uns, we/us wollen gehorchen, and let God not with us/to_us/ourselves reden, we/us möchten sonst die.)
ClVg dicentes Moysi: Loquere tu nobis, et audiemus: non loquatur nobis Dominus, ne forte moriamur.[fn]
(saying of_Moses: Loquere you nobis, and audiemus: not/no loquatur us Master, not forte moriamur. )
20.19 Loquere tu nobis, etc. AUG., quæst. 73. Significatur ad vetus testamentum timorem potius pertinere, sicut ad novum dilectionem; quamvis in veteri novum lateat, et in novo vetus pateat. Quomodo autem tali populo tribuatur videre vocem Dei, si hoc accipiendum est intelligere, cum sibi loqui Deum timeant ne moriantur, non satis elucet.
20.19 Loquere you nobis, etc. AUG., quæst. 73. Significatur to vetus testamentum timorem rather pertinere, like to new dilectionem; quamvis in veteri new lateat, and in novo vetus pateat. Quomodo however tali to_the_people tribuatur videre vocem of_God, when/but_if this accipiendum it_is intelligere, when/with sibi loqui God timeant not moriantur, not/no satis elucet.
20:18-26 This interlude is about access to God. The first part (20:18-21) deals with the need for a mediator between the people and God. In 20:22-26, we find the appropriate form for an altar in the interval before God revealed his plans for a more permanent sanctuary (see 25:1–30:28).