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Hebrews 12:20–21
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Hebrews 12:20
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:
20For they could not indure that which was commaunded: And if so much as a beast touch the Mountaine, it shall be stoned, or thrust thorow with a dart.
Hebrews 12:21
21And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)
21And so terrible was the sight, that Moses sayde, I exceedingly feare, and quake.
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DEFINED WORDS
Hebrews 12:20
To last; to continue in the same state without perishing; to remain; to abide.
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Ordered; directed.
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A great quantity or degree; abundant in amount.
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Pelted or killed with stones; freed from stones; walled with stones.
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From one side or end to another; by means of; throughout; or because of, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A pointed missile weapon thrown by the hand; anything that pierces or wounds like such a missile.
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Hebrews 12:21
Frightful; adapted to excite terror; dreadful; formidable.
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The act or power of seeing; something seen; a view, appearance, or presence, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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MEANING IN THIS VERSE
exceedingly
To a very great, intense, or unusual degree.
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Alarm or dread; reverent awe; as a verb, to be afraid, revere, or cause fear.
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To tremble or shake, especially with fear.
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From verse 20
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Open the full verse study12And 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 death:
13There 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.
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Open the full verse study2And 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.
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Open the full verse study16¶ And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
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Open the full verse study19For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
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Open the full verse study10For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
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Open the full verse study19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
From verse 21
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Open the full verse study16¶ And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
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Open the full verse study19For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the Lord was wroth against you to destroy you. But the Lord hearkened unto me at that time also.
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Open the full verse study3And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
4And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
5¶ Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.
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Open the full verse study19And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
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Open the full verse study120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
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Open the full verse study17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
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Open the full verse study17For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
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Open the full verse study8Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
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