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New King James Version

Exodus 19:11

And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day the LORD will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Israel;   Sinai;   Worship;   Scofield Reference Index - Israel;   Thompson Chain Reference - Mountains;   Sinai;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Feast of Pentecost, the;   Law of Moses, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Exodus;   Sanctify;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Uncleanness;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Prophet, Prophetess, Prophecy;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Commandments, the Ten;   Festivals, Religious;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Horeb;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Exodus, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Exodus;   Mediator, Mediation;   Moses;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Sina, Sinai ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Horeb;   Sinai;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Encampment at Sinai;   Events of the Encampment;   Proclamation of the Law;   Tabernacle, the;   Peculiarities of the Law of Moses;   Law of Moses, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Pentecost;   Sinai, Mount;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
and be ready against the third day; for on the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people on Mount Sinai.
King James Version
And be ready against the third day: for the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
Lexham English Bible
and they must be prepared for the third day, because on the third day, Yahweh will go down on Mount Sinai before the eyes of all the people.
New Century Version
and be ready by the day after tomorrow. On that day I, the Lord , will come down on Mount Sinai, and all the people will see me.
New English Translation
and be ready for the third day, for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
Amplified Bible
and be ready by the third day, because on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai [in the cloud] in the sight of all the people.
New American Standard Bible
and have them ready for the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And let them be ready on the third day: for the thirde day the Lorde will come downe in the sight of all the people vpon mount Sinai:
Legacy Standard Bible
and let them be ready for the third day, for on the third day Yahweh will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
Contemporary English Version
and be ready by the day after tomorrow, when I will come down to Mount Sinai, where all of them can see me.
Complete Jewish Bible
and prepare for the third day. For on the third day, Adonai will come down on Mount Sinai before the eyes of all the people.
Darby Translation
and let them be ready for the third day; for on the third day Jehovah will come down before the eyes of all the people on mount Sinai.
Easy-to-Read Version
and be ready for me on the third day. On the third day, the Lord will come down to Mount Sinai. And all the people will see me.
English Standard Version
and be ready for the third day. For on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
George Lamsa Translation
And be ready by the third day; for on the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
Good News Translation
and be ready the day after tomorrow. On that day I will come down on Mount Sinai, where all the people can see me.
Christian Standard Bible®
and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
Literal Translation
And be ready for the third day. For on the third day Jehovah will go down before the eyes of all the people on the mountain of Sinai.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and be ready agaynst the thirde daye: for vpon the thirde daye shall the LORDE come downe vpon mount Sinai before all the people.
American Standard Version
and be ready against the third day; for the third day Jehovah will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
Bible in Basic English
And by the third day let them be ready: for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai, before the eyes of all the people.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And be redy against the thirde day, for the thirde day the Lorde wyll come downe in the sight of all the people vppon mount Sinai.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and be ready against the third day; for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
King James Version (1611)
And be ready against the thirde day: for the third day the Lord will come downe in the sight of all the people, vpon mount Sinai.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And let them be ready against the third day, for on the third day the Lord will descend upon mount Sina before all the people.
English Revised Version
and be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
Berean Standard Bible
and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and be thei redi in to the thridde dai; for in the thridde dai the Lord schal come doun bifore al the puple on the hil of Synai.
Young's Literal Translation
and have been prepared for the third day; for on the third day doth Jehovah come down before the eyes of all the people, on mount Sinai.
Update Bible Version
and be ready against the third day; for the third day Yahweh will come down in the sight of all the people on mount Sinai.
Webster's Bible Translation
And be ready against the third day: for on the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
World English Bible
and be ready against the third day; for on the third day Yahweh will come down in the sight of all the people on Mount Sinai.
New Living Translation
Be sure they are ready on the third day, for on that day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai as all the people watch.
New Life Bible
And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day people will see the Lord come down on Mount Sinai.
New Revised Standard
and prepare for the third day, because on the third day the Lord will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and shall be ready, by the third day, - for on the third day, will Yahweh come down in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And let them be ready against the third day; for on the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people, upon Mount Sinai.
Revised Standard Version
and be ready by the third day; for on the third day the LORD will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and let them be ready for the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.

Contextual Overview

9 And the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I come to you in the thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and believe you forever." So Moses told the words of the people to the LORD. 10 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. 11 And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day the LORD will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. 12 You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, "Take heed to yourselves that you do not go up to the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. 13 Not a hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with an arrow; whether man or beast, he shall not live.' When the trumpet sounds long, they shall come near the mountain." 14 So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes. 15 And he said to the people, "Be ready for the third day; do not come near your wives."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Lord: Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:18, Exodus 19:20, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 34:5, Numbers 11:17, Deuteronomy 33:2, Psalms 18:9, Psalms 144:5, Isaiah 64:1, Isaiah 64:2, Habakkuk 3:3-6, John 3:13, John 6:38

Reciprocal: Genesis 11:5 - General Genesis 22:4 - third Exodus 3:1 - the mountain Exodus 18:5 - General Exodus 19:15 - the third Exodus 24:16 - seventh day Leviticus 7:17 - on the third Leviticus 9:4 - to day Numbers 19:12 - third day Joshua 1:11 - three days Nehemiah 9:13 - camest

Cross-References

Genesis 19:28
Then he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain; and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land which went up like the smoke of a furnace.
Genesis 19:29
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot had dwelt.
2 Kings 6:18
So when the Syrians came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, "Strike this people, I pray, with blindness." And He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
Ecclesiastes 10:15
The labor of fools wearies them, For they do not even know how to go to the city!
Isaiah 57:10
You are wearied in the length of your way; Yet you did not say, "There is no hope.' You have found the life of your hand; Therefore you were not grieved.
Jeremiah 2:36
Why do you gad about so much to change your way? Also you shall be ashamed of Egypt as you were ashamed of Assyria.
Acts 13:11
And now, indeed, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time." And immediately a dark mist fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And be ready against the third day,.... Not the third day of the month, but the third day from hence, this being the fourth, and the morrow the fifth, and the third day, the day following that, the sixth, on which day it is generally agreed by the Jews that the law was given,

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for the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai; which must be understood, consistent with his omnipresence, and is only expressive of some visible display of his power, and of some sensible token of his presence to the people; he was now upon it in the pillar of cloud, but then he would appear in another manner, and descend in a thick cloud and fire, which all the people would see, though they could not see the similitude of anything in it.


 
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