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

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

διοτι δεν υπεφερον το προσταττομενον· Και ζωον εαν εγγιση το ορος, θελει λιθοβοληθη η με βελη θελει κατατοξευθη·

(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: