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Exodus 19:14

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So Moses came down from the mountain to the people and made them holy and set apart for God. They washed their clothes clean.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Moses prepared the people to meet with God by making them ceremonially clean and having them wash their clothes.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs at Mount Sinai where God was preparing to give the Ten Commandments and establish His covenant with Israel. The Israelites had been slaves in Egypt for 400 years and were now learning how to approach a holy God. Ceremonial washing and clean clothes were important symbols of spiritual purity and preparation for encountering God's presence.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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