Exodus 19:15 (YLT)

Passage

and he saith unto the people, `Be ye prepared for the third day, come not nigh unto a woman.'

Nearby Context

Exodus 19:13 a hand cometh not against him, for he is certainly stoned or shot through, whether beast or man it liveth not; in the drawing out of the jubilee cornet they go up into the mount.'

Exodus 19:14 And Moses cometh down from the mount unto the people, and sanctifieth the people, and they wash their garments;

Exodus 19:15 and he saith unto the people, `Be ye prepared for the third day, come not nigh unto a woman.'

Exodus 19:16 And it cometh to pass, on the third day, while it is morning, that there are voices, and lightnings, and a heavy cloud, on the mount, and the sound of a trumpet very strong; and all the people who <FI>are<Fi> in the camp do tremble.

Exodus 19:17 And Moses bringeth out the people to meet God from the camp, and they station themselves at the lower part of the mount,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saith", "people", "prepared", "third", "come", "nigh", and "woman". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saith" and "people", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And Moses cometh down from the mount..." into verse 16's "And it cometh to pass on the...", so "saith" and "people" belong inside that flow. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "saith" and "people" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.