Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 19:12-19

12And you are to set up a boundaryוְהִגְבַּלְתָּ֤ve.hig.bal.TaH1379אֶת־'et-H853for the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971aroundסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439the mountainand tell themלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Be carefulהִשָּׁמְר֥וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104not to go upעֲל֥וֹתa.LotH5927on the mountainבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022or touchוּנְגֹ֣עַu.ne.Go.a'H5060its baseבְּקָצֵ֑הוּbe.ka.Tze.huH7097.Whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605touchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060the mountainבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022shall surely be put to deathH4191.

13Noלֹא־lo'-H3808handיָ֗דYadH3027shall touchתִגַּ֨עti.Ga'H5060him,butכִּֽי־ki-H3588he shall surely be stonedH5619orאוֹ־'ov-H176shotיָרֹ֣הya.RohH3384with arrowsיִיָּרֶ֔הyi.ya.RehH3384—whetherאִם־'im-H518manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376orאִם־'im-H518beastבְּהֵמָ֥הbe.he.MahH929,he must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808liveיִחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421.’Only when the ram’s hornהַיֹּבֵ֔לhai.yo.VelH3104sounds a long blastבִּמְשֹׁךְ֙bim.shoKhH4900may theyהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992approachיַעֲל֥וּya.'a.LuH5927the mountainבָהָֽר׃va.HarH2022.”

14When Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872came downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381fromמִן־min-H4480the mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022toאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,he consecrated themוַיְקַדֵּשׁ֙vay.ka.DeshH6942אֶת־'et-H853הָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and they washedוַֽיְכַבְּס֖וּvay.kha.be.SuH3526their clothesשִׂמְלֹתָֽם׃sim.lo.TamH8071.

15“Beהֱי֥וּhe.YuH1961preparedנְכֹנִ֖יםne.kho.NimH3559for the thirdלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969dayיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,”he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971. “Do notאַֽל־'al-H408draw nearתִּגְּשׁ֖וּti.ge.ShuH5066toאֶל־'el-H413a womanאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802.”

16On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,when morningוַיְהִי֩ הַבֹּ֗קֶרvay.Hi ha.Bo.kerH1242 H1961cameבִּֽהְיֹ֣תbih.YotH1961,there wasוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961thunderקֹלֹ֨תko.LotH6963and lightningוּבְרָקִ֜יםu.ve.ra.KimH1300.A thickכָּבֵד֙ka.VedH3515cloudוְעָנָ֤ןve.'a.NanH6051was uponעַל־'al-H5921the mountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,and a very loudחָזָ֣ק מְאֹ֑דcha.Zak me.'OdH2389 H3966blastוְקֹ֥לve.KolH6963of the ram’s hornשֹׁפָ֖רsho.FarH7782went out,so that allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729.

17Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853broughtוַיּוֹצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971out ofמִן־min-H4480the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264to meetלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122with Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and they stoodוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320at the footבְּתַחְתִּ֥יתbe.tach.TitH8482of the mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

18Mountוְהַ֤רve.HarH2022Sinaiסִינַי֙si.NaiH5514was completelyכֻּלּ֔וֹku.LoH3605enveloped in smokeעָשַׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6225,becauseמִ֠פְּנֵיMi.pe.neiH6440אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had descendedיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381on itעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921in fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784.And the smokeעֲשָׁנוֹ֙a.sha.NoH6227roseוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927like the smokeכְּעֶ֣שֶׁןke.'E.shenH6227of a furnaceהַכִּבְשָׁ֔ןha.kiv.ShanH3536,and the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022quakedוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729violentlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

19And asוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the ram’s hornהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782grew louderהוֹלֵ֖ךְ וְחָזֵ֣קho.Lekh ve.cha.ZekH1980 H2390and louderמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872spokeיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696and Godוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430answered himיַעֲנֶ֥נּוּya.'a.Ne.nuH6030in the thunderבְקֽוֹל׃ve.KolH6963.

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