King James Version
Exodus 19:16-24
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.SherH834H6440the 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.
20And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068came downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381upon mountהַ֥רharH2022Sinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514,on the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the mountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022:and the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֛הle.mo.ShehH4872uptoH413the topרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the mountהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022;and Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872went upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927.
21And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Go downרֵ֖דredH3381,chargeהָעֵ֣דha.'EdH5749the peopleבָּעָ֑םba.'AmH5971,lest they break throughיֶהֶרְס֤וּye.her.SuH2040unto the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068to gazeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200,and manyרָֽב׃RavH7227of them perishוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307.
23And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,The peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971cannotיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201come upלַעֲלֹ֖תla.'a.LotH5927to mountהַ֣רharH2022Sinaiסִינָ֑יsi.NaiH5514:for thou chargedstהַעֵדֹ֤תָהha.'e.Do.tahH5749us, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Set boundsהַגְבֵּ֥לhag.BelH1379about the mountהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022,and sanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ve.ki.dash.ToH6942it.
24And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, AwayH3212,get thee downרֵ֔דRedH3381,and thou shalt come upוְעָלִ֥יתָve.'a.Li.taH5927,thou, and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175with thee: but let not the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the peopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971break throughיֶֽהֶרְס֛וּye.her.SuH2040to come upלַעֲלֹ֥תla.'a.LotH5927unto the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,lest he break forthיִפְרָץ־yif.rotz-H6555upon them.
Commentaries on Exodus 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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