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Exodus 20:18-26

18Andallthepeopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971sawH7200thethunderings,andtheflames,andthesoundH6963ofthetrumpetH7782,andthemountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022smokingעָשֵׁ֑ן'a.ShenH6226;andwhenthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawH7200[it],theytrembled,andstoodH5975afarH7350off,

19andsaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Speakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696thouwithus,andwewillhearH8085;butletnotGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696withus,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435wedieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidH559tothepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,Fearיִרְאָת֛וֹyir.'a.ToH3374not;forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430iscomeבָּ֖אba'H935toproveyou,andthathisfearH3374maybeתִּהְיֶ֧הtih.YehH1961beforeyou,thatyesinתֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃te.che.Ta.'uH2398not.

21Andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodH5975afarH7350off,andMosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872drewH5066neartotheobscuritywhereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430was.

22AndJehovahsaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shalt thousayH559tothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: YehaveseenH7200thatIhavespokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696withyoufromtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

23Yeshallnotmakeתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213besidemegodsאֱלֹ֤הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430ofsilverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701,andyeshallnotmakeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213toyougodsוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091.

24Analtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofearthאֲדָמָה֮'a.da.MahH127shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213untome,andshaltsacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּ֣ve.za.vach.TaH2076onitthy burnt-offerings,andthy peace-offerings, thysheepצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629andthineoxenH1241:inallplacesהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834IshallmakeH6213mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034toberememberedאַזְכִּ֣יר'az.KirH2142,Iwillcomeאָב֥וֹא'a.Vo'H935unto thee,andblessוּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288thee.

25Andifthoumakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213meanaltarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196ofstoneH68, thou shaltnotbuildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129itofhewnגָּזִ֑יתga.ZitH1496stoneH68;forifthou liftupthy sharptooluponit, thou hastprofanedH2490it.

26Neithershalt thougoתַעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927upbystepsבְמַעֲלֹ֖תve.ma.'a.LotH4609unto minealtarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196,thatthynakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172benotdiscoveredthereon.

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