Exodus 19:25

25 So Moses went down to the people and told them what the LORD had said.

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 “But LORD,” Moses protested, “the people cannot come up to Mount Sinai. You already warned us. You told me, ‘Mark off a boundary all around the mountain to set it apart as holy.’”

24 But the LORD said, “Go down and bring Aaron back up with you. In the meantime, do not let the priests or the people break through to approach the LORD, or he will break out and destroy them.”

25 So Moses went down to the people and told them what the LORD had said.