KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And the LORD said to Moses, 'Go down and warn the people strictly not to push forward to get a look at the LORD, or many of them will die.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is telling Moses to warn the people to keep their distance from His holy presence, because getting too close could be deadly for them.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs at Mount Sinai where God is about to give the Ten Commandments to Moses. The mountain was smoking and trembling with God's presence, and the people were gathered at its base. God had already established boundaries around the mountain that no one except Moses and Aaron could cross.
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