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19 They said to Moses, “You speak[a] to us and we will listen, but do not let God speak with us, lest we die.”

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  1. Exodus 20:19 tn The verb is a Piel imperative. In this context it has more of the sense of a request than a command. The independent personal pronoun “you” emphasizes the subject and forms the contrast with God’s speaking.