Catholic Public Domain Version
"he said to them, “Be prepared on the third day, and do not draw near to your wives.” "
— Exodus 19:15, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.”
“And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not near a woman. ”
“He said to the people, "Be ready by the third day. Don't have sexual relations with a woman."”
“He said to the people,“Be ready for the third day. Do not approach your wives for marital relations.””
“He said to them: Be ready against the third day, and come not near your wives.”
“And he said to the people, Be ready by the third day: do not come near a woman.”
“And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.”
And you will establish limits for the people all around, and you will say to them: ‘Take care not to ascend to the mountain, and that you do not touch its parts. All who touch the mountain, shall die a death.’
Hands shall not touch him, but he shall be crushed with stones, or he shall be pierced through with darts. Whether it be a beast or a man, he shall not live. For when the trumpet begins to sound, perhaps they might go up toward the mountain.”
And Moses came down from the mountain to the people, and he sanctified them. And when they had washed their garments,
he said to them, “Be prepared on the third day, and do not draw near to your wives.”
And now, the third day arrived and the morning dawned. And behold, thunders began to be heard, and also lightning flashed, and a very dense cloud covered the mountain, and the noise of the trumpet resounded vehemently. And the people who were in the camp were fearful.
And when Moses had led them out to meet God, from the place of the camp, they stood at the base of the mountain.
Then all of Mount Sinai was smoking. For the Lord had descended over it with fire, and smoke ascended from it, as from a furnace. And the entire mountain was terrible.