Oecumenius, on Heb 12:20

“For they did not endure that which was said: And if so much as a beast shall touch the mount, it shall be stoned.”

“"For they could not bear what was commanded." He stated the reason for the excuse, because they could not bear what was being defined, that is, what was being commanded or said. Indeed, they said to Moses: "Speak to us, and let not God speak to us." (Ex. 20:19) "Even if a beast touched the mountain." Such was the terror that if the beast touched the mountain, it was stoned.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.