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<i>then</i> Moses spoke and God answered him with thunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And it happened, as the blast of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him with [a voice of] thunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when the voice of the trumpet waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The trumpet blew louder and louder. Moses spoke, and God answered him with thunder. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when the voice of the trumpet waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As the sound of the horn grew louder and louder, Moses was speaking, and the voice of God answered him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The sound of the trumpet became louder and louder. Moses spoke, and God answered him with thunder. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As the sound of the ram's horn grew louder and louder, Moses would speak and God would answer with thunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And as the sound of the ram?s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When the sound of the horn grew louder and louder, Moses was speaking and God was answering him with a voice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the sound of the horn is going on, and [is] very strong; Moses speaks, and God answers him with a voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the sound of the trumpet is going on, and very strong; Moses speaketh, and God doth answer him with a voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the voice of the trumpet will be going and strengthening exceedingly, Moses will speak and God will answer him by a voice.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the sound of the trumpet grew by degrees louder and louder, and was drawn out to a greater length: Moses spoke, and God answered him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the sound of the trumpet gradually increased to be louder, and extended to be longer. Moses was speaking, and God was answering him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The blast of the shofar grew louder and louder, while Moses was speaking and God was answering him with thunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As the blast of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses would speak and God would answer him in thunder.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long and grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the sound of the trumpet was going on and had grown very strong, and Moshe was speaking and God answered him in a voice.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when the voice of the horn waxed louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the sounds of the trumpet were waxing very much louder. Moses spoke, and God answered him with a voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/19-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=4884" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/19.htm">The LORD Visits Sinai</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">And as</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">the sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/7782.htm" title="7782: haš·šō·w·p̄ār (Art:: N-ms) -- A horn (for blowing). Or shophar; from shaphar in the original sense of incising; a cornet or curved horn.">of the ram’s horn</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hō·w·lêḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">grew louder</a> <a href="/hebrew/2390.htm" title="2390: wə·ḥā·zêq (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Wax louder, stronger. From chazaq; powerful."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">and louder,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: yə·ḏab·bêr (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">spoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: wə·hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">and God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ya·‘ă·nen·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3mse) -- To answer, respond.">answered him</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: ḇə·qō·wl (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">in the thunder.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-18.htm">Hebrews 12:18-19</a></span><br />For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm; / to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-11.htm">Deuteronomy 4:11-12</a></span><br />You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness. / And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words but saw no form; there was only a voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/29-3.htm">Psalm 29:3-4</a></span><br />The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters. / The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Revelation 4:5</a></span><br />From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11-12</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Acts 7:38</a></span><br />He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">Psalm 68:8</a></span><br />the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-7.htm">2 Corinthians 3:7</a></span><br />Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-22.htm">Deuteronomy 5:22-24</a></span><br />The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me. / And when you heard the voice out of the darkness while the mountain was blazing with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your elders approached me, / and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a></span><br />While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-18.htm">Psalm 77:18</a></span><br />Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/1-17.htm">2 Peter 1:17-18</a></span><br />For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” / And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Isaiah 30:30</a></span><br />And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-28.htm">John 12:28-29</a></span><br />Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” / The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-24.htm">Ezekiel 1:24</a></span><br />When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.</p><p class="hdg">and when</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/19-13.htm">Exodus 19:13,16</a></b></br> There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether <i>it be</i> beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount… </p><p class="hdg">Moses</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/12-21.htm">Hebrews 12:21</a></b></br> And so terrible was the sight, <i>that</i> Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)</p><p class="hdg">God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/81-7.htm">Psalm 81:7</a></b></br> Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/exodus/16-21.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/exodus/11-9.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/mark/15-14.htm">Louder</a> <a href="/exodus/19-17.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/revelation/19-6.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/exodus/16-11.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/exodus/15-15.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Thunder</a> <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/exodus/16-21.htm">Waxed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/14-7.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/exodus/32-19.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/exodus/23-29.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/judges/5-11.htm">Louder</a> <a href="/exodus/19-20.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-9.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/exodus/20-1.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/exodus/28-32.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Thunder</a> <a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/exodus/32-19.htm">Waxed</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/19-1.htm">The people arrive at Sinai</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/19-3.htm">God's message by Moses unto the people out of the mount</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/19-8.htm">The people are prepared against the third day, for the giving of the law</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/19-12.htm">The mountain must not be touched</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">The fearful presence of God upon the mount</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder</b><br>The ram's horn, or shofar, is a significant instrument in biblical tradition, often used to signal important events or divine interventions. In the context of <a href="/exodus/19.htm">Exodus 19</a>, the increasing volume of the shofar signifies the intensifying presence of God on Mount Sinai. This auditory cue would have been a powerful reminder to the Israelites of God's holiness and the seriousness of the covenant being established. The shofar is also used in other biblical contexts, such as the fall of Jericho (<a href="/joshua/6-20.htm">Joshua 6:20</a>) and the Year of Jubilee (<a href="/leviticus/25-9.htm">Leviticus 25:9</a>), symbolizing liberation and divine action.<p><b>Moses spoke</b><br>Moses, as the mediator between God and the Israelites, plays a crucial role in this narrative. His speaking indicates his unique position to communicate directly with God, a role that prefigures Christ as the ultimate mediator between God and humanity (<a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a>). Moses' leadership and prophetic role are central to the unfolding of God's plan for Israel, and his communication with God here underscores the direct relationship and responsibility he bears.<p><b>and God answered him in the thunder</b><br>The thunder represents God's powerful and awe-inspiring presence. In the ancient Near Eastern context, thunder was often associated with divine activity and authority. God's response in thunder emphasizes His majesty and the seriousness of the covenant being established. This theophany, or visible manifestation of God, is a reminder of His sovereignty and the reverence due to Him. The thunderous response also connects to other biblical instances where God's voice is described as thunderous, such as in <a href="/psalms/29-3.htm">Psalm 29:3-9</a>, highlighting His power and glory.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His people from Egypt and to mediate the covenant at Mount Sinai.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, who reveals Himself to the Israelites at Mount Sinai, demonstrating His power and holiness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The mountain where God gives the Law to Moses and the Israelites, a place of divine revelation and covenant.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_trumpet_sound.htm">The Trumpet Sound</a></b><br>A supernatural sound that signifies God's presence and the seriousness of the moment, growing louder as God prepares to speak.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_thunder.htm">The Thunder</a></b><br>Represents God's voice, emphasizing His majesty and the awe-inspiring nature of His communication with Moses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>The increasing sound of the trumpet and the thunderous voice remind us of God's holiness and the reverence due to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_communication.htm">God's Communication</a></b><br>God speaks to His people, and His voice is powerful and authoritative. We should seek to listen and respond to His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_mediators.htm">The Role of Mediators</a></b><br>Moses acts as a mediator between God and the Israelites, pointing to the ultimate mediator, Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Fear of the Lord</a></b><br>The awe and fear experienced at Sinai should inspire a healthy reverence for God in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_god's_presence.htm">Preparation for God's Presence</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites prepared to meet God at Sinai, we should prepare our hearts to encounter Him in worship and prayer.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_fearsome_in_exodus_19.htm">Why is God depicted as a physical, fearsome presence in Exodus 19, but more abstractly and intimately in other biblical passages?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_hearing_god.htm">What does the Bible say about hearing God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_on_mount_sinai.htm">What occurred when Moses was on Mount Sinai?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_trust_moses'_solo_encounter_with_god.htm">Exodus 19:20-21: How can we trust the account of God and Moses on the mountain when only Moses is said to have witnessed this encounter directly?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> <span class="cmt_word">- When the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder</span>. This is a somewhat free translation; but it gives well the real meaning of the Hebrew. We may conclude that the trumpet's blast was not continuous. It sounded when the manifestation began (ver. 16). It sounded again, much louder and with a much more prolonged note, to herald the actual descent of God upon the mount. This time the sound was so piercing, so terrible, so intolerable, that Moses could no longer endure to keep silence, but burst out in speech. Were his words those recorded in <a href="/hebrews/12-21.htm">Hebrews 12:21</a> - "I exceedingly fear and quake" - words not found now in the Old Testament - or were they others which have been wholly lost to us? It is impossible to say. His speech, however, had the effect of bringing the awful preparations to a close - "Moses spake, and God. answered him by a voice, and the Lord came down upon Mount Sinai." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/19-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And as</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sound</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֣וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the trumpet</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשּׁוֹפָ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šō·w·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7782.htm">Strong's 7782: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cornet, curved horn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grew louder</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹלֵ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and louder,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֹ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spoke,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדַבֵּ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and God</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answered him</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲנֶ֥נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·nen·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the thunder.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְקֽוֹל׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/19-19.htm">Exodus 19:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/19-19.htm">Exodus 19:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/19-19.htm">Exodus 19:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/19-19.htm">Exodus 19:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/19-19.htm">Exodus 19:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/19-19.htm">Exodus 19:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/19-19.htm">Exodus 19:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/19-19.htm">Exodus 19:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/19-19.htm">Exodus 19:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/19-19.htm">Exodus 19:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/19-19.htm">OT Law: Exodus 19:19 When the sound of the trumpet grew (Exo. 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