Exodus 19:25

25 So Moshe 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 Moshe said to the LORD, "The people can't come up to Mount Sinai, for you charged us, saying, 'Set bounds around the mountain, and sanctify it.'"
24 The LORD said to him, "Go down and you shall bring Aharon up with you, but don't let the Kohanim and the people break through to come up to the LORD, lest he break forth on them."
25 So Moshe went down to the people, and told them.
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