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Exodus 20:20
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Moshe said to the people, "Don't be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won't sin."
And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
And Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. God has come to test you so that his fear will be before you so that you do not sin."
Then Moses said to the people, "Don't be afraid, because God has come to test you. He wants you to respect him so you will not sin."
Moses said to the people, "Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you so that you do not sin."
Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him [that is, a profound reverence for Him] will remain with you, so that you do not sin."
However, Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him may remain with you, so that you will not sin."
Then Moses sayde vnto the people, Feare not: for God is come to proue you, & that his feare may be before you, that ye sinne not.
And Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him may be with you, so that you may not sin."
"Don't be afraid!" Moses replied. "God has come only to test you, so that by obeying him you won't sin."
You are not to make with me gods of silver, nor are you to make gods of gold for yourselves.
And Moses said to the people, Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.
Then Moses said to them, "Don't be afraid! God has come to test you. He wants you to respect him so that you will not sin."
Moses said to the people, "Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you, that you may not sin."
And Moses said to the people, Fear not; for God is come to prove you, that his worship may be before your faces, and that you may not sin.
Moses replied, "Don't be afraid; God has only come to test you and make you keep on obeying him, so that you will not sin."
Moses responded to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you will fear him and will not sin.”
And Moses said to the people, Do not be afraid, for God has come in order to test you, and so that His fear may be on your faces, that you may not sin.
And Moses sayde vnto the people: Be not afrayed, for God is come to proue you, and that his feare maye be before youre eyes, yt ye synne not.
And Moses said to the people, Have no fear: for God has come to put you to the test, so that fearing him you may be kept from sin.
And Moyses sayde vnto the people: feare not, for God is come to proue you, and that his feare may be before your eyes, that ye sinne not.
An altar of earth thou shalt make unto Me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen; in every place where I cause My name to be mentioned I will come unto thee and bless thee.
And Moses said vnto the people, Feare not: for God is come to prooue you, and that his feare may bee before your faces, that ye sinne not.
And Moses says to them, Be of good courage, for God is come to you to try you, that his fear may be among you, that ye sin not.
And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.
"Do not be afraid," Moses replied. "For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning."
And Moises seide to the puple, Nyle ye drede, for God cam to proue you, and that his drede schulde be in you, and that ye schulden not do synne.
And Moses saith unto the people, `Fear not, for to try you hath God come, and in order that His fear may be before your faces -- that ye sin not.'
And Moses said to the people, Don't be afraid: for God has come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that you don't sin.
And Moses said to the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
Moses said to the people, "Don't be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won't sin."
And Moses said to the people, "Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin."
"Don't be afraid," Moses answered them, "for God has come in this way to test you, and so that your fear of him will keep you from sinning!"
Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so you may have enough fear of Him to keep you from sinning."
Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid; for God has come only to test you and to put the fear of him upon you so that you do not sin."
And Moses said unto the people - Do not fear, for to the end he may prove you, hath God come, - and to the end the reverence of him may be upon your faces that ye sin not.
And Moses said to the people: Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that the dread of him might be in you, and you should not sin.
And Moses said to the people, "Do not fear; for God has come to prove you, and that the fear of him may be before your eyes, that you may not sin."
Moses spoke to the people: "Don't be afraid. God has come to test you and instill a deep and reverent awe within you so that you won't sin."
Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him may remain with you, so that you may not sin."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Fear not: 1 Samuel 12:20, Isaiah 41:10
prove: Exodus 15:25, Exodus 15:26, Genesis 22:1, Genesis 22:12, Deuteronomy 8:2, Deuteronomy 13:3
his fear: Genesis 20:11, Deuteronomy 6:2, Deuteronomy 10:12, Joshua 24:14, Nehemiah 5:15, Job 28:28, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 3:7, Isaiah 8:13
Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:17 - fear Deuteronomy 4:10 - fear me Joshua 4:24 - ye might 1 Kings 8:40 - fear thee 2 Chronicles 6:31 - fear thee Luke 19:21 - I feared Acts 7:38 - in the church Revelation 1:17 - Fear not
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Moses said unto the people,.... By representatives and messengers, the heads of the tribes and elders:
fear not; be not afraid of God with a slavish fear; be not afraid of the thunders and lightnings, as if they were like one of the plagues of Egypt, which terrified Pharaoh and his people; be not afraid of being consumed by them, they will do you no hurt; be not afraid of dying by the hand of God, at his presence, and through the voice of his words spoken to you; be of good courage, for the design of God is not to destroy you, but to instruct you, and do you good:
for God is come to prove you; whether, being now freed by him from Egyptian bondage, they would take and own him for their King, and be subject to his laws and government; whether they would abide by what they had said, all that the Lord hath spoken will we do, Exodus 19:8, whether they thought they had purity and righteousness enough to answer to the divine law, and whether they imagined they had strength enough to fulfil it, and whether they needed a mediator between God and them or not: some Jewish writers q give a different sense of this clause, as if the coming of God to them in this grand and majestic manner was to exalt them, and make them great and honourable among the nations of the world; taking the word used to be derived from a root, which signifies to lift up, as a banner or ensign is lifted up on high: but the former sense is best;
and that his fear may be before your faces; not a slavish fear of death, of wrath, and damnation, before dehorted from; but a reverence of the divine Majesty, an awe of his greatness and glory, a serious regard to his commands, delivered in so grand a manner, and a carefulness to offend him by disobeying them:
that ye sin not: by breaking the law, and transgressing the precepts of it, which they might be deterred from, as it might be reasonably thought, when they reflected with what solemnity, and in what an awful manner it was delivered to them.
q Jarchi in loc. Medrash apud Kimchi in Sepher Shorash. rad. ××¡× & Ben Melech in loc.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Compare Deuteronomy 5:22-31. Aaron Exodus 19:24 on this occasion accompanied Moses in drawing near to the thick darkness.
Exodus 20:22 to Exodus 23:33 is a series of laws which we may identify with what was written by Moses in the book called the book of the covenant, and read by him in the audience of the people Exodus 24:7.
The document cannot be regarded as a strictly systematic whole. Portions of it were probably traditional rules handed down from the patriarchs, and retained by the Israelites in Egypt.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Exodus 20:20. And Moses said - Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces — The maxim contained in this verse is, Fear not, that he may fear - do not fear with such a fear as brings consternation into the soul, and produces nothing but terror and confusion; but fear with that fear which reverence and filial affection inspire, that ye sin not - that, through the love and reverence ye feel to your Maker and Sovereign, ye may abstain from every appearance of evil, lest you should forfeit that love which is to you better than life. He who fears in the first sense can neither love nor obey; he who fears not in the latter sense is sure to fall under the first temptation that may occur. Blessed is the man who thus feareth always.
