Discovery BoxHebrews 12:20-22 
Context12:20 For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.” 1 12:21 In fact, the scene 2 was so terrifying that Moses said, “I shudder with fear.” 3 12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, the city 4 of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the assembly
1 sn A quotation from Exod 19:12-13.
2 tn Grk “that which appeared.”
3 tn Grk “I am terrified and trembling.”
sn A quotation from Deut 9:19.
4 tn Grk “and the city”; the conjunction is omitted in translation since it seems to be functioning epexegetically – that is, explaining further what is meant by “Mount Zion.”
