Exodus 19:25

25 So Moses went down to the people and told them.

Exodus 19:25 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 19:25

So Moses went down to the people
As the Lord commanded him:

and spake unto them:
charging them to keep their distance, and not presume to pass the line he had drawn, or the foss or fence he had made: in the Jerusalem Targum it is added,

``come and receive the ten words;''

the decalogue or ten commands; and the Targum of Jonathan,

``come and receive the law with the ten words;''

the ten commandments of the law, which are delivered in the following chapter.

Exodus 19:25 In-Context

23 Moses said to the LORD , "The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai, for You warned us, saying, 'Set bounds about the mountain and consecrate it.' "

24 Then the LORD said to him, "Go down and come up again, you and Aaron with you; but do not let the priests and the people break through to come up to the LORD , or He will break forth upon them."

25 So Moses went down to the people and told them.