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Exodus 19:12-19

12And thou shalt set boundsוְהִגְבַּלְתָּ֤ve.hig.bal.TaH1379unto the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971round aboutסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Take heedהִשָּׁמְר֥וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104to yourselves, that ye go notupעֲל֥וֹתa.LotH5927into the mountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022,or touchוּנְגֹ֣עַu.ne.Go.a'H5060the borderבְּקָצֵ֑הוּbe.ka.Tze.huH7097of it: whosoever touchethהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060the mountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022shall be surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191:

13There shall not an handיָ֗דYadH3027touchתִגַּ֨עti.Ga'H5060it, but he shall surelyסָק֤וֹלsa.KolH5619be stonedיִסָּקֵל֙yi.sa.KelH5619,orאוֹ־'ov-H176shotיָרֹ֣הya.RohH3384throughיִיָּרֶ֔הyi.ya.RehH3384; whether it bebeastבְּהֵמָ֥הbe.he.MahH929orH518manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,it shall not liveיִחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421:when the trumpetהַיֹּבֵ֔לhai.yo.VelH3104soundeth longבִּמְשֹׁךְ֙bim.shoKhH4900,they shall come upיַעֲל֥וּya.'a.LuH5927to the mountבָהָֽר׃va.HarH2022.

14And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872went downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from the mountהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022unto the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and sanctifiedוַיְקַדֵּשׁ֙vay.ka.DeshH6942the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971;and they washedוַֽיְכַבְּס֖וּvay.kha.be.SuH3526their clothesשִׂמְלֹתָֽם׃sim.lo.TamH8071.

15And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,Beהֱי֥וּhe.YuH1961readyנְכֹנִ֖יםne.kho.NimH3559against the thirdלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969dayיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:comeתִּגְּשׁ֖וּti.ge.ShuH5066not at yourwivesאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802.

16And it came to pass on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117in the morningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,that there were thundersקֹלֹ֨תko.LotH6963and lightningsוּבְרָקִ֜יםu.ve.ra.KimH1300,and a thickכָּבֵד֙ka.VedH3515cloudוְעָנָ֤ןve.'a.NanH6051upon the mountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,and the voiceוְקֹ֥לve.KolH6963of the trumpetשֹׁפָ֖רsho.FarH7782exceedingמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966loudחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389;so that all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that wasin the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729.

17And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872brought forthוַיּוֹצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971out of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264to meetH7125with Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;and they stoodוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320at the netherבְּתַחְתִּ֥יתbe.tach.TitH8482part of the mountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

18And mountוְהַ֤רve.HarH2022Sinaiסִינַי֙si.NaiH5514was altogether on a smokeעָשַׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6225,becauseמִ֠פְּנֵי אֲשֶׁ֨רMi.pe.nei 'a.SherH834 H6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068descendedיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381upon it in fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784:and the smokeעֲשָׁנוֹ֙a.sha.NoH6227thereof ascendedוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927as the smokeכְּעֶ֣שֶׁןke.'E.shenH6227of a furnaceהַכִּבְשָׁ֔ןha.kiv.ShanH3536,and the whole mountהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022quakedוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

19And when the voiceH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782soundedק֣וֹלKolH6963longהוֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980,and waxed louderוְחָזֵ֣קve.cha.ZekH2390and louderמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872spakeיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696,and Godוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430answeredיַעֲנֶ֥נּוּya.'a.Ne.nuH6030him by a voiceבְקֽוֹל׃ve.KolH6963.

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