MANNAFEST

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

KJV

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4 additional translations
YLT

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

ASV

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

WEB

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

DBT

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

About this book

Old Testament

ExodusDeliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.

Author
Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
Date
15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus

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