Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:

American Standard Version (ASV)

for they could not endure that which was enjoined, If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For the order which said, If the mountain is touched even by a beast, the beast is to be stoned, seemed hard to them;

Darby English Bible (DBY)

(for they were not able to bear what was enjoined: And if a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;

World English Bible (WEB)

for they could not stand that which was commanded, "If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned{TR adds "or shot with an arrow" [see Exodus 19:12-13]};"

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for they were not bearing that which is commanded, `And if a beast may touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or with an arrow shot through,'