14 And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.
14 After Moses had gone down the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.
14 So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and consecrated the people; and they washed their garments.
14 Moses went down the mountain to the people and prepared them for the holy meeting. They gave their clothes a good scrubbing.
14 So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes.
14 So Moses went down to the people. He consecrated them for worship, and they washed their clothes.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 19:14
Commentary on Exodus 19:9-15
(Read 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. Having been taught to flee to Christ, and to love him, the law is the rule of his obedience and faith.