Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 24:9-14

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.

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