Hebrews 12:20
(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
KJV
οὐκ ἔφερον γὰρ τὸ διαστελλόμενον, κἂν θηρίον θίγῃ τοῦ ὄρους, λιθοβοληθήσεται·
Greek NT
Non enim portabant quod dicebatur : Et si bestia tetigerit montem, lapidabitur.
Vulgate
for they could not endure that which was enjoined, If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;
ASV
For they did not endure that which was said: and if so much as a beast shall touch the mount, it shall be stoned.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
διαστέλλομαι
diastellomai
verb · 8×
θηρίον
therion
noun · 45×
θιγγάνω
thiggano
verb · 3×
κἄν
kan
conditional · 16×
λιθοβολέω
lithoboleo
verb · 8×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
φέρω
phero
verb · 68×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὄρος
oros
noun · 64×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Deut 33:2 — And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
- Exod 3:5 — And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
- Exod 19:12 — And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to
- Exod 19:12 — And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to
- Exod 19:13 — There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
- Neh 4:14 — And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the LORD, which is great and terrible, and fight for your bret