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Exodus 20:18-20

18Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971were watchingרֹאִ֨יםro.'ImH7200and hearing thethunderהַקּוֹלֹ֜תha.ko.LotH6963and the lightningH3940flashesH3940,and the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,and the mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022smokingעָשֵׁ֑ן'a.ShenH6226;and when the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200it all,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 do not have Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696to us, orפֶּן־pen-H6435we will dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191!”
20However, Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971, “Do not beH3372afraidתִּירָאוּ֒ti.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.KhemH1961H6440with you, so that you will not sinתֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃te.che.Ta.'uH2398.”
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