New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 20:18-26

18Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971perceivedרֹאִ֨יםro.'ImH7200thethunderהַקּוֹלֹ֜תha.ko.LotH6963and the lightningH3940flashesH3940and the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782and the mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022smokingעָשֵׁ֑ן'a.ShenH6226;and when the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200it,they trembledוַיָּנֻ֔עוּvai.ya.Nu.'uH5128and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975at a distanceמֵֽרָחֹֽק׃Me.ra.ChokH7350.

19Then they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Speakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696to us yourselfאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859and we will listenוְנִשְׁמָ֑עָהve.nish.Ma.'ahH8085;but let not Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696to us, orפֶּן־pen-H6435we will dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.”

20Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971, “Do not be afraidתִּירָאוּ֒ti.ra.'UH3372;for Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has comeבָּ֖אba'H935in orderלְבַֽעֲבוּר֙le.va.'a.VurH5668to testנַסּ֣וֹתna.SotH5254you, and in orderוּבַעֲב֗וּרu.va.'a.VurH5668thatthe fearיִרְאָת֛וֹyir.'a.ToH3374of Him mayremainתִּהְיֶ֧ה פְּנֵיכֶ֖םtih.Yeh pe.nei.KhemH1961 H6440with you, so that you may not sinתֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃te.che.Ta.'uH2398.”

21So the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975at a distanceמֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350,while Mosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872approachedנִגַּ֣שׁni.GashH5066the thickהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לha.'a.ra.FelH6205cloudH6205whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430was.

22Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541you shall sayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘You yourselvesH864have seenרְאִיתֶ֔םre.'i.TemH7200thatI have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to you from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

23You shall not makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213other godsbesidesאִתִּ֑י'i.TiH854Me;godsאֱלֹ֤הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430of silverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701or godsוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,you shall not makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213for yourselvesH864.

24You shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213an altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of earthאֲדָמָה֮'a.da.MahH127for Me, and you shall sacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּ֣ve.za.vach.TaH2076on it yourburntעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930offeringsH5930and yourpeaceשְׁלָמֶ֔יךָshe.la.Mei.khaH8002offeringsH8002,your sheepצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629and your oxenבְּקָרֶ֑ךָbe.ka.Re.chaH1241;in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I cause My nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034to be rememberedאַזְכִּ֣יר'az.KirH2142,I will comeאָב֥וֹא'a.Vo'H935to you and blessוּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288you.

25Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you makeתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213an altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196of stoneאֲבָנִים֙'a.va.NimH68for Me,you shall not buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129it of cutH1496stonesגָּזִ֑יתga.ZitH1496,for if you wieldהֵנַ֥פְתָּhe.Naf.taH5130your toolחַרְבְּךָ֛char.be.KhaH2719on it, you will profaneוַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃va.te.Cha.Le.haH2490it.

26And you shall not goתַעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927up by stepsבְמַעֲלֹ֖תve.ma.'a.LotH4609to My altarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196,soאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834thatyour nakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172will not be exposedתִגָּלֶ֥הti.ga.LehH1540on it.’

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