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Exodus 20:18-26

18Andallthepeopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971perceivedthethunderings,andthelightnings,andthevoiceH6963ofthetrumpetH7782,andthemountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022smokingעָשֵׁ֑ן'a.ShenH6226:andwhenthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawH7200it,theytrembled,andstoodH5975afarH7350off.

19AndtheysaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Speakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696thouwithus,andwewillhearH8085;butletnotGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696withus,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435wedieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untothepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,Fearיִרְאָת֛וֹyir.'a.ToH3374not:forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430iscomeבָּ֖אba'H935toproveyou,andthathisfearH3374maybeתִּהְיֶ֧הtih.YehH1961beforeyou,thatyesinתֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃te.che.Ta.'uH2398not.

21Andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodH5975afarH7350off,andMosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872drewH5066nearuntothethickהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לha.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430was.

22AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541thou shaltsayH559untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, YeyourselveshaveseenH7200thatIhavetalkedwithyoufromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

23Yeshallnotmakeתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213othergodsאֱלֹ֤הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430withme;godsוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430ofsilverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701,orgodsH430ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, yeshallnotmakeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213untoyou.

24Analtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofearthאֲדָמָה֮'a.da.MahH127thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213untome,andshaltsacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּ֣ve.za.vach.TaH2076thereonthy burnt-offerings,andthy peace-offerings, thysheepצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629,andthineoxenH1241:ineveryplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Irecordmynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034Iwillcomeאָב֥וֹא'a.Vo'H935unto theeandIwillblessוּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288thee.

25Andifthoumakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213meanaltarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196ofstoneH68, thou shaltnotbuildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129itofhewnגָּזִ֑יתga.ZitH1496stonesH68;forifthou liftupthytooluponit, thou hast pollutedit.

26Neithershalt thougoתַעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927upbystepsבְמַעֲלֹ֖תve.ma.'a.LotH4609unto minealtarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196,thatthynakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172benotuncoveredתִגָּלֶ֥הti.ga.LehH1540thereon.

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