King James Version
Exodus 19:25 in the King James Version says “So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.”
Exodus 19:25 · KJV
And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.
And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth upon them.
So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“went down”
H3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
“unto the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
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