Exodus 19 · Verse 10

Exodus 19:10

And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,
Exodus 19:10, King James Version

Exodus 19:10 in other translations

BSBThen the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes
WEBThe LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments,
ASVAnd Jehovah said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their garments,
YLTAnd Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Go unto the people; and thou hast sanctified them to-day and to-morrow, and they have washed their garments,
DARBYAnd Jehovah said to Moses, Go to the people, and hallow them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their clothes;
BBEAnd the Lord said to Moses, Go to the people and make them holy today and tomorrow, and let their clothing be washed.
WebsterAnd the LORD said to Moses, Go to the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their clothes,

What does Exodus 19:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 19:9-15

9-15. The Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come ... in a thick cloud, &c.--The deepest impressions are made on the mind through the medium of the senses; and so He who knew what was in man signalized His descent at the inauguration of the ancient church, by all the sensible tokens of august majesty that were fitted to produce the conviction that He is the great and terrible God. The whole multitude must have anticipated…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Sanctify them - See the meaning of this term, Exo 13:2. Let them wash their clothes - And consequently bathe their bodies; for, according to the testimony of the Jews, these always went together. It was necessary that, as they were about to appear in the presence of God, every thing should be clean and pure about them; that they might be admonished by this of the necessity of inward purity, of which the outward washing was the emblem. From these institutions the heathens appear to have borrowed their precepts relative to washings and purifications previously to their offering sacrifice to their gods, examples of which abound in the Greek and Latin writers. They washed their hands and clothes, and bathed their bodies in pure water, before they performed any act of religious worship; and in a variety of cases, abstinence from all matrimonial connections was positively required, before a person was permitted to perform any religious rite, or assist at the performance.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 19:9-15

The solemn manner in which the law was delivered, was to impress the people with a right sense of the Divine majesty. Also to convince them of their own guilt, and to show that they could not stand in judgment before God by their own obedience. In the law, the sinner discovers what he ought to be, what he is, and what he wants. There he learns the nature, necessity, and glory of redemption, and of being made holy…

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Exodus 19:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehMosesH4872
לֵ֣ךְlekhgoH1980
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥םve.ki.dash.Tamand you will consecrate themH6942
הַיּ֖וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
וּמָחָ֑רu.ma.Charand tomorrowH4279
וְכִבְּס֖וּve.khi.be.Suand they will washH3526
שִׂמְלֹתָֽם\׃sim.lo.Tamclothes theirH8071

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 19:10

  • Hebrews 10:22

    Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

  • Leviticus 11:44-45

    For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

  • Genesis 35:2

    Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:

  • Leviticus 11:25

    And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

  • Numbers 8:21

    And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the Lord; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them.

  • Leviticus 15:5

    And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

  • 1 Corinthians 6:11

    And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

  • Zechariah 3:3-4

    Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

  • Joshua 3:5

    And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you.

  • Joshua 7:13

    Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the Lord God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.

  • Numbers 8:7

    And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.

  • Revelation 7:14

    And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sanctify.
15; Le 11:44,45; Jos 3:5; 7:13; 1Sa 16:5; 2Ch 29:5,34; 30:17-19
Job 1:5; 1Co 6:11
wash.
14; Ge 35:2; Le 11:25; 15:5; Nu 8:7,21; 31:24; Zec 3:3,4
Heb 10:22; Re 7:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Exodus 19:9

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the Lord.

  • Exodus 19:10

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,

  • Exodus 19:11

    And be ready against the third day: for the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.

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Exodus 19:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jehová dijo á Moisés: Ve al pueblo, y santifícalos hoy y mañana, y laven sus vestidos;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel dit à Moïse: Va vers le peuple, et sanctifie-les, aujourd’hui et demain, et qu’ils lavent leurs vêtements;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova sprach zu Mose: Gehe zum Volke und heilige sie heute und morgen, und daß sie ihre Kleider waschen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui dixit ei: Vade ad populum, et sanctifica illos hodie, et cras, laventque vestimenta sua.