Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 19:10-15

10And Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872,GoH3212unto the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and sanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥םve.ki.dash.TamH6942them to dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117and to morrowוּמָחָ֑רu.ma.CharH4279,and let them washוְכִבְּס֖וּve.khi.be.SuH3526their clothesשִׂמְלֹתָֽם׃sim.lo.TamH8071,

11And be readyנְכֹנִ֖יםne.kho.NimH3559against the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayלַיּ֣וֹםlai.YomH3117:for the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will come downיֵרֵ֧דye.RedH3381in the sightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971upon mountהַ֥רharH2022Sinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.

12And thou shalt set boundsוְהִגְבַּלְתָּ֤ve.hig.bal.TaH1379unto the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971round aboutסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Take heedהִשָּׁמְר֥וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104to yourselves, that ye go notupעֲל֥וֹתa.LotH5927into the mountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022,or touchוּנְגֹ֣עַu.ne.Go.a'H5060the borderבְּקָצֵ֑הוּbe.ka.Tze.huH7097of it: whosoever touchethהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060the mountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022shall be surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191:

13There shall not an handיָ֗דYadH3027touchתִגַּ֨עti.Ga'H5060it, but he shall surelyסָק֤וֹלsa.KolH5619be stonedיִסָּקֵל֙yi.sa.KelH5619,orאוֹ־'ov-H176shotיָרֹ֣הya.RohH3384throughיִיָּרֶ֔הyi.ya.RehH3384; whether it bebeastבְּהֵמָ֥הbe.he.MahH929orH518manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,it shall not liveיִחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421:when the trumpetהַיֹּבֵ֔לhai.yo.VelH3104soundeth longבִּמְשֹׁךְ֙bim.shoKhH4900,they shall come upיַעֲל֥וּya.'a.LuH5927to the mountבָהָֽר׃va.HarH2022.

14And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872went downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from the mountהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022unto the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and sanctifiedוַיְקַדֵּשׁ֙vay.ka.DeshH6942the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971;and they washedוַֽיְכַבְּס֖וּvay.kha.be.SuH3526their clothesשִׂמְלֹתָֽם׃sim.lo.TamH8071.

15And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,Beהֱי֥וּhe.YuH1961readyנְכֹנִ֖יםne.kho.NimH3559against the thirdלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969dayיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:comeתִּגְּשׁ֖וּti.ge.ShuH5066not at yourwivesאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802.

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