Exodus Chapter 19 verse 19 Holy Bible
And when the voice of the trumpet waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
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And when the sound of the horn became louder and louder, Moses' words were answered by the voice of God.
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And the sound of the trumpet increased and became exceeding loud; Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
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And 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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And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
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When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
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and the sound of the trumpet is going on, and very strong; Moses speaketh, and God doth answer him with a voice.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 19. - When the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder. 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 Hebrews 12:21 - "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."
