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Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”(A)

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“Do not come any closer,”(A) God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”(B)

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15 The commander of the army of the Lord said to Joshua, “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy.” And Joshua did so.(A)

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15 The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.”(A) And Joshua did so.

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33 Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.(A)

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33 “Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.(A)

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12 You shall set limits for the people all around, saying, ‘Be careful not to go up the mountain or to touch the edge of it. Any who touch the mountain shall be put to death.(A)

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12 Put limits(A) for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful that you do not approach the mountain or touch the foot of it. Whoever touches the mountain is to be put to death.

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Reverence, Humility, and Contentment

[a]Guard your steps when you go to the house of God; to draw near to listen is better than the sacrifice offered by fools, for they do not know how to keep from doing evil.[b](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 5.1 4.17 in Heb
  2. 5.1 Cn: Heb they do not know how to do evil

Fulfill Your Vow to God

[a]Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1 is numbered 4:17, and 5:2-20 is numbered 5:1-19.

20 (For they could not endure the order that was given, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned to death.”(A)

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20 because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:20 Exodus 19:12,13

21 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the Lord; otherwise many of them will perish.(A)

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21 and the Lord said to him, “Go down and warn the people so they do not force their way through to see(A) the Lord and many of them perish.(B)

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16 Then Jacob woke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place—and I did not know it!”(A) 17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”

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16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep,(A) he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” 17 He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place!(B) This is none other than the house of God;(C) this is the gate of heaven.”

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Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when he said,

‘Through those who are near me
    I will show myself holy,
and before all the people
    I will be glorified.’ ”

And Aaron was silent.(A)

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Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke of when he said:

“‘Among those who approach me(A)
    I will be proved holy;(B)
in the sight of all the people
    I will be honored.(C)’”

Aaron remained silent.

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