Exodus 19:15 ““Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw n…”

Exodus 19:15

“Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.

World English Bible

He said to the people, “Be ready by the third day. Don’t have sexual relations with a woman.”

American Standard Version

And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not near a woman.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he said vnto the people, Be ready on the third day, and come not at your wiues.

Darby Translation

And he said to the people, Be ready for the third day; do not come near [your] wives.

Young's Literal Translation

and he saith unto the people, 'Be ye prepared for the third day, come not nigh unto a woman.'

Bible in Basic English

And he said to the people, Be ready by the third day: do not come near a woman.

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Cross references

“Be ready”

Amos 4:12 Malachi 3:2 Matthew 3:10–12 Matthew 24:44 2 Peter 3:11 2 Peter 3:12

Amos 4:12 · BSB

“Therefore, that is what I will do to you, O Israel, and since I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel!

Malachi 3:2 · BSB

But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.

Matthew 3:10–12 · BSB

The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Matthew 24:44 · BSB

For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

2 Peter 3:11 · BSB

Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness

2 Peter 3:12 · BSB

as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.

“the third”

Exodus 19:11 Exodus 19:16

Exodus 19:11 · BSB

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.

Exodus 19:16 · BSB

On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.

“come not”

1 Corinthians 7:5 Joel 2:16 Zechariah 6:3 Zechariah 7:3 Zechariah 12:12–14 1 Samuel 21:4

1 Corinthians 7:5 · BSB

Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.

Joel 2:16 · BSB

Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.

Zechariah 6:3 · BSB

the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.

Zechariah 7:3 · BSB

by asking the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts, as well as the prophets, “Should I weep and fast in the fifth month, as I have done these many years?”

Zechariah 12:12–14 · BSB

The land will mourn, each clan on its own: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives,

1 Samuel 21:4 · BSB

“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.

16On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.

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