Exo 19:21 | NETfull | STEP | The Lord said to Moses, “Go down and solemnly warn the people, lest they force their way through to the Lord to look, and many of them perish.

Exodus 19:21

21 The Lord said to Moses, “Go down and solemnly warn ^{▼▼ The imperative הָעֵד (ha’ed) means “charge” them – put them under oath, or solemnly warn them. God wished to ensure that the people would not force their way past the barriers that had been set out.} the people, lest they force their way through to the Lord to look, and many of them perish. ^{▼▼ Heb “and fall”; NAB “be struck down.”}