Catholic Public Domain Version
"Likewise, the priests who approach toward the Lord, let them be sanctified, lest he strike them down.” "
— Exodus 19:22, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And let the priests also, which come near to the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break forth upon them.”
“And let the priests also, that come near to Jehovah, sanctify themselves, lest Jehovah break forth upon them. ”
“Let the priests also, who come near to Yahweh, sanctify themselves, lest Yahweh break forth on them."”
“Let the priests also, who approach the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break through against them.””
“The priests also that come to the Lord, let them be sanctified, lest he strike them.”
“And let the priests who come near to the Lord make themselves holy, for fear that the Lord may come on them suddenly.”
“And let the priests also, which come near to the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break forth upon them.”
And the sound of the trumpet gradually increased to be louder, and extended to be longer. Moses was speaking, and God was answering him.
And the Lord descended over Mount Sinai, to the very top of the mountain, and he called Moses to its summit. And when he had ascended there,
he said to him: “Descend, and call the people to witness, lest they might be willing to transgress the limits, so as to see the Lord, and a very great multitude of them might perish.
Likewise, the priests who approach toward the Lord, let them be sanctified, lest he strike them down.”
And Moses said to the Lord: “The people are not able to ascend to Mount Sinai. For you testified, and you commanded, saying: ‘Set limits around the mountain, and sanctify it.’ ”
And the Lord said to him, “Go, descend. And you shall ascend, and Aaron with you. But let not the priests or the people transgress the limits, nor ascend to the Lord, lest perhaps he may put them to death.”
And Moses descended to the people, and he explained everything to them.