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Exodus 19:18-21

18And mountוְהַ֤רve.HarH2022Sinaiסִינַי֙si.NaiH5514was altogether on a smokeעָשַׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6225,becauseמִ֠פְּנֵי אֲשֶׁ֨רMi.pe.nei 'a.SherH834 H6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068descendedיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381upon it in fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784:and the smokeעֲשָׁנוֹ֙a.sha.NoH6227thereof ascendedוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927as the smokeכְּעֶ֣שֶׁןke.'E.shenH6227of a furnaceהַכִּבְשָׁ֔ןha.kiv.ShanH3536,and the whole mountהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022quakedוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

19And when the voiceH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782soundedק֣וֹלKolH6963longהוֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980,and waxed louderוְחָזֵ֣קve.cha.ZekH2390and louderמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872spakeיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696,and Godוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430answeredיַעֲנֶ֥נּוּya.'a.Ne.nuH6030him by a voiceבְקֽוֹל׃ve.KolH6963.

20And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068came downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381upon mountהַ֥רharH2022Sinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514,on the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the mountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022:And Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֛הle.mo.ShehH4872uptoH413the topרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the mountהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022;and Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872went upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927.

21And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Go downרֵ֖דredH3381,chargeהָעֵ֣דha.'EdH5749the peopleבָּעָ֑םba.'AmH5971,lest they break throughיֶהֶרְס֤וּye.her.SuH2040unto Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068to gazeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200,and manyרָֽב׃RavH7227of them perishוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307.

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