New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 19:16-24

16So it cameH1961about on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,when it was morningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242, that there werethunderקֹלֹ֨תko.LotH6963and lightningH1300flashesH1300and a thickכָּבֵד֙ka.VedH3515cloudוְעָנָ֤ןve.'a.NanH6051upon the mountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022and a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966loudחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389trumpetשֹׁפָ֖רsho.FarH7782soundוְקֹ֥לve.KolH6963,so that allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werein the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729.

17And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872broughtוַיּוֹצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971out of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264to meetלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and they stoodוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320at thefootבְּתַחְתִּ֥יתbe.tach.TitH8482of the mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

18Now Mountוְהַ֤רve.HarH2022Sinaiסִינַי֙si.NaiH5514wasallכֻּלּ֔וֹku.LoH3605in smokeעָשַׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6225becauseמִ֠פְּנֵי אֲשֶׁ֨רMi.pe.nei 'a.SherH4480 H6440 H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068descendedיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381upon itin fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784;and its smokeעֲשָׁנוֹ֙a.sha.NoH6227ascendedוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927likethe smokeכְּעֶ֣שֶׁןke.'E.shenH6227of a furnaceהַכִּבְשָׁ֔ןha.kiv.ShanH3536, andthe wholeכָּל־kol-H3605mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022quakedוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729violentlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

19When the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782grewהוֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980louderH2388and louderמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872spokeיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696andGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430answeredיַעֲנֶ֥נּוּya.'a.Ne.nuH6030him withthunderבְקֽוֹל׃ve.KolH6963.

20The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068cameH3381downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381on Mountהַ֥רharH2022Sinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514,to the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the mountainהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022;and the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֛הle.mo.ShehH4872to the topרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022,and Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872wentוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up.

21Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Goרֵ֖דredH3381downH3381,warnהָעֵ֣דha.'EdH5749the peopleבָּעָ֑םba.'AmH5971,soפֶּן־pen-H6435thatthey do not breakיֶהֶרְס֤וּye.her.SuH2040throughH2040to the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068to gazeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200,and manyרָֽב׃RavH7227of themperishוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307.

22Alsoוְגַ֧םve.GamH1571let thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548who comeH5066nearH5066to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068consecrateיִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּyit.ka.Da.shuH6942themselves, orH6435elseH6435the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068will breakיִפְרֹ֥ץyif.RotzH6555out against them.”

23Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “The peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971cannotלֹא־ יוּכַ֣לlo'- yu.KhalH3201 H3808comeלַעֲלֹ֖תla.'a.LotH5927up to Mountהַ֣רharH2022Sinaiסִינָ֑יsi.NaiH5514, for Youwarnedהַעֵדֹ֤תָהha.'e.Do.tahH5749us, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Setהַגְבֵּ֥לhag.BelH1379boundsH1379about the mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022and consecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ve.ki.dash.ToH6942it.’”

24Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goלֶךְ־ רֵ֔דlekh- RedH1980 H3381downH1980and comeוְעָלִ֥יתָve.'a.Li.taH5927up again,you and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175with you; but do not let thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the peopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971breakיֶֽהֶרְס֛וּye.her.SuH2040throughH2040to comeלַעֲלֹ֥תla.'a.LotH5927up to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,orפֶּן־pen-H6435He will breakיִפְרָץ־yif.rotz-H6555forthH6555upon them.”

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