New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 19:9-20

9The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I will comeבָּ֣אba'H935to you ina thickH5672cloudהֶֽעָנָן֒he.'a.NanH6051,soבַּעֲב֞וּרba.'a.VurH5668that thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971may hearיִשְׁמַ֤עyish.Ma'H8085when I speakבְּדַבְּרִ֣יbe.da.be.RiH1696with you and may alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539in you foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769.”Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872toldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068also saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971andconsecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥םve.ki.dash.TamH6942them todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117and tomorrowוּמָחָ֑רu.ma.CharH4279, and let themwashוְכִבְּס֖וּve.khi.be.SuH3526their garmentsשִׂמְלֹתָֽם׃sim.lo.TamH8071;

11and let them be readyנְכֹנִ֖יםne.kho.NimH3559for the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayלַיּ֣וֹםlai.YomH3117, for onthe thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will comeיֵרֵ֧דye.RedH3381downH3381on Mountהַ֥רharH2022Sinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514in the sightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.

12You shall setוְהִגְבַּלְתָּ֤ve.hig.bal.TaH1379boundsH1379for the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971allH5439aroundH5439,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Bewareהִשָּׁמְר֥וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104that you do not goעֲל֥וֹתa.LotH5927up on the mountainבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022or touchוּנְגֹ֣עַu.ne.Go.a'H5060the borderבְּקָצֵ֑הוּbe.ka.Tze.huH7097of it;whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605touchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060the mountainבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191.

13NoH3808handיָ֗דYadH3027shall touchתִגַּ֨עti.Ga'H5060him, buthe shall surelyסָק֤וֹלsa.KolH5619be stonedיִסָּקֵל֙yi.sa.KelH5619orאוֹ־'ov-H176shotיָרֹ֣הya.RohH3384throughיִיָּרֶ֔הyi.ya.RehH3384;whetherאִם־'im-H518beastבְּהֵמָ֥הbe.he.MahH929orאִם־'im-H518manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,he shall not liveיִחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421.’When the ram’sהַיֹּבֵ֔לhai.yo.VelH3104hornH3104soundsH4900a longH4900blastH4900,they shall comeיַעֲל֥וּya.'a.LuH5927up tothe mountainבָהָֽר׃va.HarH2022.”

14So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872wentH3381downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from the mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022to the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971and consecratedוַיְקַדֵּשׁ֙vay.ka.DeshH6942the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and they washedוַֽיְכַבְּס֖וּvay.kha.be.SuH3526their garmentsשִׂמְלֹתָֽם׃sim.lo.TamH8071.

15He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “Be readyנְכֹנִ֖יםne.kho.NimH3559for the thirdלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969dayיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117;do not goH5066nearH5066a womanאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802.”

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.

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