Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 33:2-13

2And I will sendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.sha.lach.TiH7971an angelמַלְאָ֑ךְmal.'AkhH4397beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; and I will drive outוְגֵֽרַשְׁתִּ֗יve.ge.rash.TiH1644the Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Amoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Hittiteוְהַֽחִתִּי֙ve.ha.chi.TiH2850,and the Perizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,the Hiviteהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983:

3Unto a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706:for I will not go upאֶֽעֱלֶ֜ה'e.'e.LehH5927in the midstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֗be.kir.be.ChaH7130of thee; for thou arta stiffneckedקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֙רֶף֙ke.sheh- 'o.refH6203 H7186peopleעַם־'am-H5971:lest I consumeאֲכֶלְךָ֖'a.khel.KhaH3615thee in the wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

4And when the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085these evilהָרָ֛עha.Ra'H7451tidingsהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697,they mournedוַיִּתְאַבָּ֑לוּvai.yit.'a.Ba.luH56:and no manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376did putשָׁ֛תוּSha.tuH7896on him his ornamentsעֶדְי֖וֹed.YoH5716.

5For Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068had saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559unto the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, Ye area stiffneckedקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֔רֶףke.sheh- 'O.refH6203 H7186peopleעַם־'am-H5971:I will come upאֶֽעֱלֶ֥ה'e.'e.LehH5927into the midstבְקִרְבְּךָ֖ve.kir.be.ChaH7130of thee in aאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259momentרֶ֧גַעRe.ga'H7281,and consumeוְכִלִּיתִ֑יךָve.khi.li.Ti.khaH3615thee: therefore now put offהוֹרֵ֤דho.RedH3381thy ornamentsעֶדְיְךָ֙'ed.ye.KhaH5716from thee, that I may knowוְאֵדְעָ֖הve.'e.de.'AhH3045what to doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213unto thee.

6And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478strippedוַיִּֽתְנַצְּל֧וּvai.yit.na.tze.LuH5337themselves of their ornamentsעֶדְיָ֖ם'ed.YamH5716by the mountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022Horebחוֹרֵֽב׃cho.RevH2722.

7And Mosesוּמֹשֶׁה֩u.mo.ShehH4872tookיִקַּ֨חyi.KachH3947the tabernacleהָאֹ֜הֶלha.'O.helH168,and pitchedוְנָֽטָה־ve.na.tah-H5186it withoutמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הla.ma.cha.NehH4264,afar offהַרְחֵק֙har.ChekH7368from the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,and calledוְקָ֥רָאve.Ka.ra'H7121it the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150. And it came to pass, thatevery one which soughtמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068went outיֵצֵא֙ye.Tze'H3318unto the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, which waswithoutמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

8And it came to pass, when Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872went outכְּצֵ֤אתke.TzetH3318unto the tabernacleהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168, thatall the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971rose upיָק֙וּמוּ֙ya.Ku.muH6965,and stoodוְנִ֨צְּב֔וּve.Ni.tze.VuH5324every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376athis tentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607,and lookedוְהִבִּ֙יטוּ֙ve.hi.Bi.tuH5027afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,until he was goneבֹּא֖וֹbo.'OH935into the tabernacleהָאֹֽהֱלָה׃ha.'O.he.lahH168.

9And it came to pass, as Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872enteredכְּבֹ֤אke.Vo'H935into the tabernacleהָאֹ֔הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168,the cloudyהֶֽעָנָ֔ןhe.'a.NanH6051pillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982descendedיֵרֵד֙ye.RedH3381,and stoodוְעָמַ֖דve.'a.MadH5975atthe doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168, and the Lordtalkedוְדִבֶּ֖רve.di.BerH1696with Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

10And all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawוְרָאָ֤הve.ra.'AhH7200the cloudyהֶֽעָנָ֔ןhe.'a.NanH6051pillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982standעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975atthe tabernacleהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607:and all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971rose upוְקָ֤םve.KamH6965and worshippedוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֔וּve.hish.ta.cha.VuH7812,every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376inhis tentאָהֳלֽוֹ׃'o.ho.LoH168doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607.

11And Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068spakeוְדִבֶּ֨רve.di.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872faceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440to faceפָּנִ֔יםpa.NimH6440,as a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376speakethיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696unto his friendרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453.And he turned againוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264:but his servantוּמְשָׁ֨רְת֜וֹu.me.Sha.re.ToH8334Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנוּן֙nunH5126,a young manנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288,departedיָמִ֖ישׁya.MishH4185not outמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the tabernacleהָאֹֽהֶל׃ סha.'O.helH168.

12And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Seeרְ֠אֵהRe.'ehH7200,thou sayestאֹמֵ֤ר'o.MerH559unto me, Bring upהַ֚עַלHa.'alH5927this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971:and thou hast not let me knowהֽוֹדַעְתַּ֔נִיho.da'.Ta.niH3045whom thou wilt sendתִּשְׁלַ֖חtish.LachH7971with me. Yet thou hast saidאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559,I knowיְדַעְתִּ֣יךָֽye.da'.Ti.khaH3045thee by nameבְשֵׁ֔םve.ShemH8034,and thou hast also foundמָצָ֥אתָma.Tza.taH4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in my sightבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869.

13Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֜ןchenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֗יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,shewהוֹדִעֵ֤נִיho.di.'E.niH3045me now thy wayדְּרָכֶ֔ךָde.ra.Khe.khaH1870,that I may knowוְאֵדָ֣עֲךָ֔ve.'e.Da.'a.khaH3045thee, that I may findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869:and considerוּרְאֵ֕הu.re.'EhH7200that this nationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471isthy peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971.

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