Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 20:18-26

18And all the peopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971sawרֹאִ֨יםro.'ImH7200the thunderingsהַקּוֹלֹ֜תha.ko.LotH6963,and the lightningsהַלַּפִּידִ֗םha.la.pi.DimH3940,and the noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,and the mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022smokingעָשֵׁ֑ן'a.ShenH6226:and when the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200it,they removedוַיָּנֻ֔עוּvai.ya.Nu.'uH5128,and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975afar offמֵֽרָחֹֽק׃Me.ra.ChokH7350.

19And they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Speakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696thou with us, and we will hearוְנִשְׁמָ֑עָהve.nish.Ma.'ahH8085:but let not Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696with us, lest we dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

20And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,Fearתִּירָאוּ֒ti.ra.'UH3372not: for Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430is comeבָּ֖אba'H935toH5668proveנַסּ֣וֹתna.SotH5254you, and that his fearיִרְאָת֛וֹyir.'a.ToH3374may be before your facesפְּנֵיכֶ֖םpe.nei.KhemH6440,that ye sinתֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃te.che.Ta.'uH2398not.

21And the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975afar offמֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350,and Mosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872drew nearנִגַּ֣שׁni.GashH5066unto the thick darknessהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לha.'a.ra.FelH6205where Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430was.

22And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Thus thou shalt sayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ye have seenרְאִיתֶ֔םre.'i.TemH7200that I have talkedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696with you from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

23Ye shall not makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213with me godsאֱלֹ֤הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430of silverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701,neither shall ye makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213unto you godsוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091.

24An altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of earthאֲדָמָה֮'a.da.MahH127thou shalt makeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213unto me, and shalt sacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּ֣ve.za.vach.TaH2076thereon thy burnt offeringsעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930,and thy peace offeringsשְׁלָמֶ֔יךָshe.la.Mei.khaH8002,thy sheepצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629,and thine oxenבְּקָרֶ֑ךָbe.ka.Re.chaH1241:in all placesהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725where I recordאַזְכִּ֣יר'az.KirH2142my nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034I will comeאָב֥וֹא'a.Vo'H935unto thee, and I will blessוּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288thee.

25And if thou wilt makeתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213me an altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196of stoneאֲבָנִים֙'a.va.NimH68,thou shalt not buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129it of hewn stoneגָּזִ֑יתga.ZitH1496:for if thou lift upהֵנַ֥פְתָּhe.Naf.taH5130thy toolחַרְבְּךָ֛char.be.KhaH2719upon it, thou hast pollutedוַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃va.te.Cha.Le.haH2490it.

26Neither shalt thou go upתַעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927by stepsבְמַעֲלֹ֖תve.ma.'a.LotH4609unto mine altarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196,that thy nakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172be not discoveredתִגָּלֶ֥הti.ga.LehH1540thereon.

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