Hebrews 12:19 — Compare Translations

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And to the blast of a trumpet and a voice whose words make the listeners beg that nothing more be said to them. [Exod. 19:12-22; 20:18-21; Deut. 4:11, 12; 5:22-27.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And to the blast of a trumpet and a voice whose words make the listeners beg that nothing more be said to them. [Exod. 19:12-22; 20:18-21; Deut. 4:11, 12; 5:22-27.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

to the blast of a trumpet, and the sound of words. Those who heard it begged that not another word be spoken to them,

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

and trumpet's sound, and voice of words; which they that heard, excusing themselves, declined [the] word being addressed to them any more:

English EASY 2024

There was the loud sound of a trumpet. There was a powerful voice that spoke to them. When the people heard that voice, they were very afraid. So they asked that the voice would not speak to them any more.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

There is no sound of a trumpet or a voice speaking words like those they heard. When they heard the voice, they begged never to hear another word.

and the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

the blast of a trumpet, and the sound of a voice. When the people heard the voice, they begged not to hear another word,

English God's Word - GW 1995

to a trumpet's blast, and to a voice. When your ancestors heard that voice, they begged not to hear it say another word.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

to the blast of a trumpet, and the sound of words. (Those who heard it begged that not another word be spoken to them,

English KJV 1611

And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:

English LSB

and to the blast of a trumpet and the sound of words which was such that those who heard begged that no further word be spoken to them.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

and to the sound of a trumpet and to a voice speaking words, such that those who heard them begged that the word not be spoken to them anymore.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

and to the blast of a trumpet and the sound of words which sound was such that those who heard begged that no further word be spoken to them.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

and a trumpet blast and a voice speaking words such that those who heard begged that no message be further addressed to them,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

and the blast of a trumpet and a voice uttering words such that those who heard begged to hear no more.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

You haven't come to a blast from God's trumpet. You haven't come to a voice speaking to you. When people heard that voice long ago, they begged it not to say anything more to them.

English NIV

to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them,

English NKJ 1982

and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore.

English NLT

For they heard an awesome trumpet blast and a voice with a message so terrible that they begged God to stop speaking.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

and the sound of a trumpet, and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken to them.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

We are not those who are being warned by the jarring blast of a trumpet and the thundering voice; the fearful voice that they begged to be silenced.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

and the sound of a trumpet, and a voice whose words made the hearers entreat that no further messages be spoken to them.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

For there was an awesome trumpet blast and a voice with a message so terrible that the people begged God to stop speaking.

English Tyndale 1537

neither unto the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words: which voice they that heard it, wished away, that the communication(word) should not be spoken to them.