Hebrews 12:20
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(For they could not endure that which was commanded, that: “if even so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned or thrust through with a dart.”
for they could not endure that which was enjoined, If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;
For they could not bear the command, “If even a wild animal touches the mountain, it will be stoned [to death].”
For they could not bear the command that was given: If even a wild animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned to death.
(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
for they could not bear what was commanded: If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.
They couldn’t stand the command, If even a wild animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.
for they couldn’t bear what was being commanded them, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it is to be stoned to death”;
because they could not obey its commands. They were even told to kill any animal that touched the mountain.
(for they were not able to bear what was enjoined: And if a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;
For they were not bearing the thing being commanded: “If even a wild-animal should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned” [Ex 19:12-13].
For they did not endure that which was said: And if so much as a beast shall touch the mount, it shall be stoned.
They did not want to hear the command: “If anything, even an animal, touches the mountain, it must be killed with stones.”
They were very afraid of what God had told them. God had said, ‘If even an animal touches the mountain, you must kill it with stones.’
because they could not endure what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
For they could not endure the order that was given, “If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.”
For they could not endure the order that was given, “If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.”
[L  For] They ·did not want to hear [could not bear/endure] the command: “If anything, even an animal, touches the mountain, it must be put to death with stones [Ex. 19:12–13].”
(For they were not able to abide that which was commanded, yea, though a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
They couldn’t obey the command that was given, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”
because they could not bear the order which said, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”
for they could not bear what was commanded: And if even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned!
They did not want to hear the command: “If anything, even an animal, touches the mountain, it must be put to death with stones.”
For they could not endure the command that was given: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”
You have not had to approach things which your senses could experience as they did in the old days—flaming fire, black darkness, rushing wind and out of it a trumpet-blast, a voice speaking human words. So terrible was that voice that those who heard it begged and prayed that it might stop speaking, for what it had already commanded was more than they could bear—‘And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned or thrust through with an arrow’. So fearful was the spectacle that Moses cried out, ‘I am exceedingly afraid and trembling’.
(for they could not endure that which was commanded, and if so much as a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned or thrust through with a dart:
(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
(for they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
For they could not bear what was being commanded, “If even a beast touches the mountain, it will be stoned.”
For they could not endure what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
They staggered back under God’s command that if even an animal touched the mountain it must die.
Unlike your ancestors, you didn’t come to Mount Sinai—all that volcanic blaze and earthshaking rumble—to hear God speak. The earsplitting words and soul-shaking message terrified them and they begged him to stop. When they heard the words—“If an animal touches the Mountain, it’s as good as dead”—they were afraid to move. Even Moses was terrified.
For they could not endure that which was commanded: “If so much as a beast touches the mountain, it must be stoned or thrust through with a spear.”
for they could not endure the order that was given: “If even a wild animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.”
They couldn’t obey the command that was given, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”
for they could not bear to hear the command: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.”
For they could not cope with the command, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.”
For they could not bear the command, “If even a beast touches the mountain, it will be stoned.”
For they could not bear to hear the command that was given, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”
They did not want to hear the command: “If anything, even an animal, touches the mountain, it must be put to death with stones.”
For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
What God commanded was too much for them. He said, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be killed with stones.” (Exodus 19:12,13)
because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”
because they could not bear what was commanded: ‘If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.’
(For they could not endure what was commanded: “And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned or shot with an arrow.”
They could not stand to listen to His strong words, “Even if an animal comes to the mountain, it must be killed.”
They staggered back under God’s command: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”
For they were not able to abide that which was spoken. If a beast had touched the mountain, it was to have been stoned or thrust through with a dart.
(For they could not endure the order that was given, ‘If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned to death.’
(For they could not endure the order that was given, ‘If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned to death.’
(For they could not endure the order that was given, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned to death.”
(For they could not endure the order that was given, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned to death.”
(They couldn’t bear the command that “if even a beast touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”)
For they could not bear the mitzvah "If even a BEHEMAH" (“animal” SHEMOT 13:19) should touch the Har, the punishment will be seqilah (stoning).
For they were not able to abide that which was commanded: “Yea, if a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned or thrust through with an arrow”.
For they could not endure the order that was given, “If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.”
For they could not endure the order that was given, “If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.”
For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.”
(They could not bear the command that was given: that if even a beast touches the mountain, it must be stoned.
for they could not stand that which was commanded, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned”.Exodus 19:12-13
They were afraid of what he said. He said, `If even an animal touches this mountain, it must be killed with stones.'
For they bare not that that was said, And if a beast touched the hill, it was stoned [it shall be stoned].
for they were not bearing that which is commanded, `And if a beast may touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or with an arrow shot through,'
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