Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 24

1And he saidאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872,Come upעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927unto Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,thou, and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.RonH175,Nadabנָדָ֣בna.DavH5070,and Abihuוַאֲבִיה֔וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30,and seventyוְשִׁבְעִ֖יםve.shiv.'ImH7657of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812ye afar offמֵרָחֹֽק׃me.ra.ChokH7350.

2And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872alone shall come nearוְנִגַּ֨שׁve.ni.GashH5066Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:but they shall not come nighיִגָּ֑שׁוּyi.Ga.shuH5066;neither shall the peopleוְהָעָ֕םve.ha.'AmH5971go upיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927with him.

3And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935and toldוַיְסַפֵּ֤רvay.sa.PerH5608the peopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and all the judgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941:and all the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030with oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,All the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֛יםha.de.va.RimH1697which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696will we doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213.

4And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and buildedוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196under the hillהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022,and twelve pillarsמַצֵּבָ֔הma.tze.VahH4676,according to the twelveH6240 H8147tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5And he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971young menנַעֲרֵי֙na.'a.ReiH5288of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which offeredוַיַּֽעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burnt offeringsעֹלֹ֑ת'o.LotH5930,and sacrificedוַֽיִּזְבְּח֞וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076peaceשְׁלָמִ֛יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsזְבָחִ֧יםze.va.ChimH2077of oxenפָּרִֽים׃pa.RimH6499unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

6And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947halfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677of the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,and putוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760itin basonsבָּאַגָּנֹ֑תba.'a.ga.NotH101;and halfוַחֲצִ֣יva.cha.TziH2677of the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818he sprinkledזָרַ֖קza.RakH2236on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

7And he tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947the bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285,and readוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121in the audienceבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:and they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,all that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696will we doנַעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213,and be obedientוְנִשְׁמָֽע׃ve.nish.Ma'H8085.

8And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,and sprinkledוַיִּזְרֹ֖קvai.yiz.RokH2236iton the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold the bloodדַֽם־dam-H1818of the covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285,which Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath madeכָּרַ֤תka.RatH3772with you concerning all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

9Then went upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֑ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,Nadabנָדָב֙na.DavH5070,and Abihuוַאֲבִיה֔וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30,and seventyוְשִׁבְעִ֖יםve.shiv.'ImH7657of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֥יmi.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

10And they sawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and there wasunder his feetרַגְלָ֗יוrag.LavH7272as it were a pavedH3840workכְּמַעֲשֵׂה֙ke.ma.'a.SehH4639of a sapphire stoneהַסַּפִּ֔ירha.sa.PirH5601,and as it were the bodyוּכְעֶ֥צֶםu.khe.'E.tzemH6106of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064in hisclearnessלָטֹֽהַר׃la.To.harH2892.

11And upon the noblesאֲצִילֵי֙'a.tzi.LeiH678of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478he laidשָׁלַ֖חsha.LachH7971not his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027:also they sawוַֽיֶּחֱזוּ֙vai.ye.che.ZuH2372Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and did eatוַיֹּאכְל֖וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃ סvai.yish.TuH8354.

12And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Come upעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927to me into the mountהָהָ֖רָהha.Ha.rahH2022,and be there: and I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֨הve.'e.te.NahH5414thee tablesלֻחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of stoneהָאֶ֗בֶןha.'E.venH68,and a lawוְהַתּוֹרָה֙ve.ha.to.RahH8451,and commandmentsוְהַמִּצְוָ֔הve.ha.mitz.VahH4687which I have writtenכָּתַ֖בְתִּיka.Tav.tiH3789;that thou mayest teachלְהוֹרֹתָֽם׃le.ho.ro.TamH3384them.

13And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872rose upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and his ministerמְשָׁרְת֑וֹme.sha.re.ToH8334Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091:and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872went upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927into the mountהַ֥רharH2022of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

14And he saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559unto the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֤יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,Tarryשְׁבוּ־she.vu-H3427ye hereבָזֶ֔הva.ZehH2088for us, until we come againנָשׁ֖וּבna.ShuvH7725unto you: and, behold, Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175and Hurוְחוּר֙ve.ChurH2354arewith you: if anyמִי־mi-H4310manH1167have any mattersדְּבָרִ֖יםde.va.RimH1697to doH1167,let him comeיִגַּ֥שׁyi.GashH5066unto them.

15And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872went upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927into the mountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022,and a cloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051coveredוַיְכַ֥סvay.KhasH3680the mountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

16And the gloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068abodeוַיִּשְׁכֹּ֤ןvai.yish.KonH7931upon mountהַ֣רharH2022Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514,and the cloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051coveredוַיְכַסֵּ֥הוּvay.kha.Se.huH3680it sixשֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:and the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117he calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872out of the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the cloudהֶעָנָֽן׃he.'a.NanH6051.

17And the sightוּמַרְאֵה֙u.mar.'EhH4758of the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068waslike devouringאֹכֶ֖לֶת'o.Khe.letH398fireכְּאֵ֥שׁke.'EshH784on the topבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the mountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022in the eyesלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

18And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the cloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051,and gat him upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927into the mountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022:and Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872was in the mountבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָֽיְלָה׃ פLa.ye.lahH3915.

Commentaries on Exodus 24