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Exodus 19:15

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
הֱי֥וּhe.YubeH1961 →
נְכֹנִ֖יםne.kho.NimpreparedH3559 →
לִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetto threeH7969 →
יָמִ֑יםya.MimdaysH3117 →
אַֽל־'al-may notH408 →
תִּגְּשׁ֖וּti.ge.Shuyou draw nearH5066 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
אִשָּֽׁה׃'i.Shaha womanH802 →

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1 Samuel 21:4“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”1 Corinthians 7:5Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.Exodus 19:11and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.1 Samuel 21:4–5“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”Joel 2:16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.Zechariah 6:3the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.Exodus 19:16On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.Zechariah 7:3by asking the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts, as well as the prophets, “Should I weep and fast in the fifth month, as I have done these many years?”2 Peter 3:11–12Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godlinessAmos 4:12“Therefore, that is what I will do to you, O Israel, and since I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel!Matthew 3:10–12The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.Matthew 24:44For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.Malachi 3:2But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.Numbers 8:6“Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.2 Chronicles 35:6Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”Nehemiah 12:30After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.Numbers 11:18And say to the people: Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, because you have cried out in the hearing of the LORD, saying: ‘Who will feed us meat? For we were better off in Egypt!’ Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you will eat.Numbers 19:12He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean.

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About Exodus

The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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