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Exodus 34

1AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, Hew theetwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147tablesofstoneH68likeuntothefirstH7223:andIwillwriteוְכָתַבְתִּי֙ve.kha.tav.TiH3789uponthetablesthewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatwereonthefirstH7223tables,whichthou brakest.

2Andbeוֶהְיֵ֥הveh.YehH1961readybythemorningלַבֹּ֑קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242,andcomeupinthemorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242untomountSinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514,andpresentthyselftheretomeonthetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofthemount.

3AndnomanH376shallcomeH5927upwiththee;neitherletanymanH376beseenH7200throughoutallthemount;neitherlettheflocksH6629norherdsH1241feedH7462beforethatmount.

4Andhehewedtwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147tablesofstoneH68likeuntothefirstH7223;andMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872roseH7925upearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,andwentH5927upuntomountSinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514,asJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him,andtookH3947inhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147tablesofstoneH68.

5AndJehovahdescendedinthecloudבֶּֽעָנָ֔ןbe.'a.NanH6051,andstoodH3320withhimthere,andproclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameבְשֵׁ֖םve.ShemH8034ofJehovah.

6AndJehovahpassedH5674bybeforehim,andproclaimedוַיִּקְרָא֒vai.yik.Ra'H7121,Jehovah,Jehovah,aGodאֵ֥ל'elH410mercifulandgraciousוְחַנּ֑וּןve.cha.NunH2587,slowtoangerאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639,andabundantinlovingkindnessandtruthH571;

7keepingH5341lovingkindnessforthousandsלָאֲלָפִ֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505,forgivingH5375iniquityעָוֹ֛ן'a.VonH5771andtransgressionוָפֶ֖שַׁעva.Fe.sha'H6588andsinוְחַטָּאָ֑הve.cha.ta.'AhH2403;andthatwillbynomeanscleartheguilty,visitingH6485theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771ofthefathersH1uponthechildren,anduponthechildren’schildren,uponthethirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֖יםshi.le.ShimH8029anduponthefourthרִבֵּעִֽים׃ri.be.'ImH7256generationH8029.

8AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872madeH4116hasteH4116,andbowedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812hishead towardtheearthH776,andworshipped.

9AndhesaidH559,IfnowIhavefoundH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580inthysight,OLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,lettheLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136,Ipraythee,gointhemidstבְּקִרְבֵּ֑נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130ofus;foritisastiffneckedpeopleעַם־'am-H5971;andpardonouriniquityלַעֲוֹנֵ֥נוּla.'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771andoursinוּלְחַטָּאתֵ֖נוּu.le.cha.ta.Te.nuH2403,andtakeוּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ׃u.ne.chal.Ta.nuH5157usforthineinheritanceH5157.

10AndhesaidH559,Behold,ImakeH6213acovenantבְּרִית֒be.RitH1285:beforeallthypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971Iwilldomarvels,suchashavenotbeenwroughtinalltheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,norinanynationהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471;andallthepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971amongwhichthouartshallseeוְרָאָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7200theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639ofJehovah;foritisaterriblethingthatIdowiththee.

11Observeשְׁמָ֨ר־she.Mar-H8104thouthatwhichIcommandמְצַוְּךָ֣me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theethisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:behold,Idriveגֹרֵ֣שׁgo.ReshH1644outbeforetheetheAmoriteהָאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567,andtheCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,andtheHittiteוְהַחִתִּי֙ve.ha.chi.TiH2850,andthePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,andtheHiviteוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,andtheJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.

12Takeהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104heedH8104tothyself,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thoumakeתִּכְרֹ֤תtikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285withtheinhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֣בle.yo.ShevH3427ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither thou goest,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435itbeH1961forasnareלְמוֹקֵ֖שׁle.mo.KeshH4170inthemidstבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃be.kir.Be.chaH7130ofthee:

13butyeshallbreakתְּשַׁבֵּר֑וּןte.sha.be.RunH7665downtheiraltarsמִזְבְּחֹתָם֙miz.be.cho.TamH4196,anddashinpiecestheirpillarsמַצֵּבֹתָ֖םma.tze.vo.TamH4676,andyeshallcutתִּכְרֹתֽוּן׃tikh.ro.TunH3772downtheirAsherim;

14(forthou shaltworshipnootherH312godלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410:forJehovah,whosenameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034isJealousקַנָּ֣אka.Na'H7067,isajealousקַנָּ֖אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֥ל'elH410);

15lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thoumakeתִּכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285withtheinhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֣בle.yo.ShevH3427ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andtheyplayH2181theharlotaftertheirgodsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,andsacrificeמִזִּבְחֽוֹ׃mi.ziv.ChoH2077untotheirgodsלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430,andonecallH7121theeandthoueatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398ofhissacrificeH2077;

16andthoutakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947oftheirdaughtersמִבְּנֹתָ֖יוmi.be.no.TavH1323unto thysonsלְבָנֶ֑יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121,andtheirdaughtersבְנֹתָ֗יוve.no.TavH1323playH2181theharlotaftertheirgodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ן'e.Lo.hei.HenH430,andmakethysonsבָּנֶ֔יךָba.Nei.khaH1121playH2181theharlotaftertheirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃'e.lo.hei.HenH430.

17Thou shaltmakeתַעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213theenomoltengodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430.

18ThefeastH2282ofunleavenedהַמַּצּוֹת֮ha.ma.tzOtH4682breadH4682shalt thoukeepתִּשְׁמֹר֒tish.MorH8104.Sevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֜יםya.MimH3117thou shalteatתֹּאכַ֤לto.KhalH398unleavenedמַצּוֹת֙ma.tzOtH4682breadH4682,asIcommandedצִוִּיתִ֔ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee,atthetimeappointedלְמוֹעֵ֖דle.mo.'EdH4150inthemonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Abibהָאָבִ֑יבha.'a.VivH24;forinthemonthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Abibהָֽאָבִ֔יבha.'a.VivH24thou camestoutfromEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

19Allthatopeneththewombרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358ismine;andallthycattlethatismale,thefirstlingsofcowandsheepוָשֶֽׂה׃va.SehH7716.

20Andthefirstlingofanass thou shaltredeemתִּפְדֶּ֣הtif.DehH6299withalambH7716:andifthou wiltnotredeemתִפְדֶּ֖הtif.DehH6299it,thenthou shaltbreakוַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹva.'a.raf.ToH6202itsneckH6202.Allthefirst-bornofthysonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121thou shaltredeemתִּפְדֶּ֔הtif.DehH6299.AndnoneshallappearH7200beforemeemptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

21Sixשֵׁ֤שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117thou shaltworkH5647,butontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117thou shalt rest:inplowingבֶּחָרִ֥ישׁbe.cha.RishH2758timeandinharvestוּבַקָּצִ֖ירu.va.ka.TzirH7105thou shalt rest.

22Andthou shaltobserveH6213thefeastH2282ofweeksשָׁבֻעֹת֙sha.vu.'OtH7620,evenofthefirst-fruitsofwheatחִטִּ֑יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִ֣ירke.TzirH7105,andthefeastH2282ofingatheringהָֽאָסִ֔יףha.'a.SifH614attheyear’sהַשָּׁנָֽה׃ha.sha.NahH8141end.

23Threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesH6471intheyearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141shallallthymalesזְכ֣וּרְךָ֔ze.Khu.re.khaH2138appearH7200beforetheLordJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24ForIwillcastoutnationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471beforethee,andenlargeוְהִרְחַבְתִּ֖יve.hir.chav.TiH7337thybordersH1366:neithershallanymanH376desireH2530thylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whenthou goestuptoappearH7200beforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesH6471intheyearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ba.sha.NahH8141.

25Thou shaltnotofferthebloodדַּם־dam-H1818ofmysacrificeזִבְחִ֑יziv.ChiH2077withleavenedחָמֵ֖ץcha.MetzH2557bread;neithershallthesacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077ofthefeastH2282ofthepassoverהַפָּֽסַח׃ha.Pa.sachH6453beleft untothemorningלַבֹּ֔קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242.

26Thefirstרֵאשִׁ֗יתre.ShitH7225ofthefirst-fruitsofthygroundאַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔'ad.Ma.te.khaH127thou shaltbringתָּבִ֕יאta.Vi'H935untothehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430. Thou shaltnotboilתְבַשֵּׁ֥לte.va.ShelH1310akidinitsmother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃ פ'i.MoH517milkבַּחֲלֵ֥בba.cha.LevH2461.

27AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Writeכְּתָב־ke.tov-H3789thouthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697:forafterthetenorofthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697IhavemadeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285withtheeandwithIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

28AndhewasH1961therewithJehovahfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915;hedidneithereatH398breadH3899,nordrinkH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325.AndhewroteH3789uponthetablesthewordsH1697ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285,thetenעֲשֶׂ֖רֶת'a.Se.retH6235commandments.

29Anditcametopass,whenMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872camedownבְּרֶ֤דֶתbe.Re.detH3381frommountSinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514withthetwoוּשְׁנֵ֨יu.she.NeiH8147tablesofthetestimonyהָֽעֵדֻת֙ha.'e.DutH5715inMoses’מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027,whenhecamedownבְּרִדְתּ֖וֹbe.rid.ToH3381fromthemount,thatMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֣הu.mo.ShehH4872knewH3045notthattheskinע֥וֹרorH5785ofhisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440shoneקָרַ֛ןka.RanH7160byreasonofhisspeakingH1696withhim.

30AndwhenAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175andallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,behold,theskinע֣וֹרorH5785ofhisfaceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440shoneקָרַ֖ןka.RanH7160;andtheywereafraidוַיִּֽירְא֖וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372tocomenighhim.

31AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872calledH7121untothem;andAaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175andalltherulersofthecongregationבָּעֵדָ֑הba.'e.DahH5712returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֧בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725untohim:andMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872spaketothem.

32AndafterwardallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478camenigh:andhegavethemincommandmentallthatJehovahhadspokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696withhiminmountSinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.

33AndwhenMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872haddonespeakingמִדַּבֵּ֖רmi.da.BerH1696withthem,heputוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414aveilמַסְוֶֽה׃mas.VehH4533onhisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440.

34ButwhenH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872wentH3318inbeforeJehovahtospeakH1696withhim,hetooktheveilהַמַּסְוֶ֖הha.mas.VehH4533off,untilhecameH935out;andhecameH935out,andspake untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatwhichhewascommandedיְצֻוֶּֽה׃ye.tzu.VehH6680.

35AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,thattheskinע֖וֹרorH5785ofMoses’מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440shoneקָרַ֔ןka.RanH7160:andMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872puttheveilהַמַּסְוֶה֙ha.mas.VehH4533uponhisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440again,untilhewentH935intospeakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696withhim.

Commentaries on Exodus 34

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