Verse 12
Exodus 19:12
Bible in Basic English
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And let limits be marked out for the people round the mountain, and say to them, Take care not to go up the mountain or near the sides of it: whoever puts his foot on the mountain will certainly come to his death:
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הִגְבַּלְתָּ֤ אֶת הָ/עָם֙ סָבִ֣יב לֵ/אמֹ֔ר הִשָּׁמְר֥וּ לָ/כֶ֛ם עֲל֥וֹת בָּ/הָ֖ר וּ/נְגֹ֣עַ בְּ/קָצֵ֑/הוּ כָּל הַ/נֹּגֵ֥עַ בָּ/הָ֖ר מ֥וֹת יוּמָֽת
English Translation
And you shall set limits for the people all around, saying, "Take heed to yourselves, lest you go up the mountain and touch its edge; whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death."
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