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Exodus 19

1Inthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320afterthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478weregoneH3318forthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,thesamedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117cameH935theyintothewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofSinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.

2AndwhentheyweredepartedH5265fromRephidimמֵרְפִידִ֗יםme.re.fi.DimH7508,andwerecomeH935tothewildernessמִדְבַּ֣רmid.BarH4057ofSinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514,theyencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057;andthereIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478encampedוַיִּֽחַן־vai.yi.chan-H2583beforethemount.

3AndMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֥הu.mo.ShehH4872wentH5927upuntoGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andJehovahcalledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121untohimoutofthemountainהָהָ֣רha.HarH2022,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541shalt thousayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559tothehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andtellוְתַגֵּ֖ידve.ta.GeidH5046thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

4YehaveseenH7200whatIdiduntotheEgyptians,andhowIbareyouoneagles’H5404wingsכַּנְפֵ֣יkan.FeiH3671,andbroughtH935youunto myself.

5NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,ifyewillobeymyvoiceבְּקֹלִ֔יbe.ko.LiH6963indeed,andkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֑יbe.ri.TiH1285,thenyeshallbeוִהְיִ֨יתֶםvih.Yi.temH1961mineownpossessionסְגֻלָּה֙se.gu.LahH5459fromamongallpeoplesH5971:foralltheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776ismine:

6andyeshallbeתִּהְיוּ־tih.yu-H1961untomeakingdomמַמְלֶ֥כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467ofpriestsכֹּהֲנִ֖יםko.ha.NimH3548,andaholyקָד֑וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918nationוְג֣וֹיve.GoyH1471.Thesearethewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichthou shaltspeakתְּדַבֵּ֖רte.da.BerH1696untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872cameH935andcalledH7121fortheeldersלְזִקְנֵ֣יle.zik.NeiH2205ofthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,andsetוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760beforethemallthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him.

8Andallthepeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971answeredtogetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162,andsaidH559,AllthatJehovahhathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696wewilldo.AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872reportedthewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971untoJehovah.

9AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Lo,Icomeבָּ֣אba'H935unto theeinathickcloudהֶֽעָנָן֒he.'a.NanH6051,thatthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971mayhearיִשְׁמַ֤עyish.Ma'H8085whenIspeakבְּדַבְּרִ֣יbe.da.be.RiH1696withthee,andmayalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571believeH539theeforeverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769.AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872toldH5046thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971untoJehovah.

10AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872, Go untothepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andsanctifyH6942themto-dayandto-morrow,andletthemwashוְכִבְּס֖וּve.khi.be.SuH3526theirgarmentsH8071,

11andbeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961readyagainstthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayלַיּ֣וֹםlai.YomH3117;forthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Jehovahwillcomedowninthesightofallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971uponmountSinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.

12Andthou shaltsetוְהִגְבַּלְתָּ֤ve.hig.bal.TaH1379boundsuntothepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971roundH5439about,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Takeהִשָּׁמְר֥וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104heedH8104toyourselves,thatyegoעֲל֥וֹתa.LotH5927notupintothemount,ortouchH5060theborderH7097ofit: whosoever toucheththemountshallbesurelyputH4191todeathH4191:

13nohandיָ֗דYadH3027shalltouchתִגַּ֨עti.Ga'H5060him,butheshallsurelybestonedH5619,orshotH3384through;whetheritbebeastormanH376,heshallnotliveיִחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421:whenthetrumpet soundethlong,theyshallcomeH5927uptothemount.

14AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872wentH3381downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381fromthemountuntothepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,andsanctifiedH6942thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971;andtheywashedוַֽיְכַבְּס֖וּvay.kha.be.SuH3526theirgarmentsH8071.

15AndhesaidH559untothepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,Beהֱי֥וּhe.YuH1961readyagainstthethirddayיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:comenotnearawomanאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802.

16Anditcametopassonthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,whenitwasH1961morningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,thattherewerethundersandlightningsH1300,andathickcloudוְעָנָ֤ןve.'a.NanH6051uponthemount,andthevoiceH6963ofatrumpetH7782exceedingloud;andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatwereinthecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264trembledH2729.

17AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872broughtH3318forthH3318thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971outofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264tomeetGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;andtheystoodH3320atthenetherpartofthemount.

18AndmountSinaiסִינַי֙si.NaiH5514,thewholeofit, smoked,becauseJehovahdescendeduponitinfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784;andthesmokeעֲשָׁנוֹ֙a.sha.NoH6227thereofascendedasthesmokeכְּעֶ֣שֶׁןke.'E.shenH6227ofafurnaceהַכִּבְשָׁ֔ןha.kiv.ShanH3536,andthewholemountquakedgreatly.

19AndwhenthevoiceH6963ofthetrumpetH7782waxedlouderandlouder,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872spake,andGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430answeredיַעֲנֶ֥נּוּya.'a.Ne.nuH6030himbyavoiceH6963.

20AndJehovahcameH5927downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381uponmountSinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514,tothetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthemount:andJehovahcalledH7121Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֛הle.mo.ShehH4872tothetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofthemount;andMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872wentH5927up.

21AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Goרֵ֖דredH3381down, chargethepeopleבָּעָ֑םba.'AmH5971,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theybreakיֶהֶרְס֤וּye.her.SuH2040throughuntoJehovahtogaze,andmanyרָֽב׃RavH7227ofthemperish.

22Andletthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548alsoוְגַ֧םve.GamH1571,thatcomeneartoJehovah,sanctifyH6942themselves,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Jehovahbreakיִפְרֹ֥ץyif.RotzH6555forthuponthem.

23AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidH559untoJehovah,Thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971cannotcomeH5927uptomountSinaiסִינָ֑יsi.NaiH5514:forthou didst chargeus,sayingH559,SetH6942boundsaboutthemount,andsanctifyH6942it.

24AndJehovahsaidH559untohim,GoH5927,gettheedownרֵ֔דRedH3381;andthou shaltcomeוְעָלִ֥יתָve.'a.Li.taH5927up, thou,andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175withthee:butletnotthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andthepeopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971breakיֶֽהֶרְס֛וּye.her.SuH2040throughtocomeלַעֲלֹ֥תla.'a.LotH5927upuntoJehovah,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hebreakH2040forthuponthem.

25SoMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872wentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381untothepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,andtoldthem.

Commentaries on Exodus 19

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