Exodus 19:25

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

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 told the Lord, "The people cannot come up on Mount Sinai, because you yourself told us, 'Set a limit around the mountain, and set it apart as holy.'"

24 The Lord said to him, "Go down and bring Aaron up with you, but don't allow the priests or the people to force their way through. They must not come up to the Lord, or I will punish them."

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