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Exodus 19:16-24

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.

20The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068descendedוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toאֶל־'el-H413the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218הַ֥רharH2022ofעַל־'al-H5921Mountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022Sinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514andיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֛הle.mo.ShehH4872toאֶל־'el-H413the summitרֹ֥אשׁ הָהָ֖רrosh ha.HarH7218 H2022.Soמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872Moseswent upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,

21and the LORDיְהוָה֙ אֶל־Yah.weh 'el-H3068 H413saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872him, “Go downרֵ֖דredH3381and warnהָעֵ֣דha.'EdH5749the peopleבָּעָ֑םba.'AmH5971notפֶּן־pen-H6435to break throughיֶהֶרְס֤וּ אֶל־ye.her.Su 'el-H2040 H413to seeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, lestmanyרָֽב׃RavH7227of themמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480perishוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307.

22Evenוְגַ֧םve.GamH1571the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548who approachהַנִּגָּשִׁ֥ים אֶל־ha.ni.ga.Shim 'el-H5066 H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068must consecrate themselvesיִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּyit.ka.Da.shuH6942,orפֶּן־pen-H6435the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068will break outיִפְרֹ֥ץyif.RotzH6555against them.”

23But Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “The peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971cannotלֹא־ יוּכַ֣לlo'- yu.KhalH3808 H3201come upלַעֲלֹ֖ת אֶל־la.'a.Lot 'el-H5927 H413Mountהַ֣רharH2022Sinaiסִינָ֑יsi.NaiH5514,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH859solemnly warnedהַעֵדֹ֤תָהha.'e.Do.tahH5749usלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Put a boundary aroundהַגְבֵּ֥לhag.BelH1379אֶת־'et-H853the mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022and set it apart as holyוְקִדַּשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ve.ki.dash.ToH6942.’”

24And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלָ֤יו'e.LavH413, “Goלֶךְ־lekh-H1980downרֵ֔דRedH3381and bringוְעָלִ֥יתָve.'a.Li.taH5927Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175withעִמָּ֑ךְ'i.MakhH5973youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859.But the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the peopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971must notאַל־'al-H408break throughיֶֽהֶרְס֛וּye.her.SuH2040to come upלַעֲלֹ֥תla.'a.LotH5927toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,orפֶּן־pen-H6435He will break outיִפְרָץ־yif.rotz-H6555against them.”

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