Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 34:1-14

1And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Hewפְּסָל־pe.sol-H6458thee twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147tablesלֻחֹ֥תlu.ChotH3871of stoneאֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimH68like unto the firstכָּרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםka.ri.sho.NimH7223:and I will writeוְכָתַבְתִּי֙ve.kha.tav.TiH3789upon thesetablesהַלֻּחֹ֔תha.lu.ChotH3871the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697that were in the firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223tablesהַלֻּחֹ֥תha.lu.ChotH3871,which thou brakestשִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃shi.Bar.taH7665.

2And be readyנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559in the morningלַבֹּ֑קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242,and come upוְעָלִ֤יתָve.'a.Li.taH5927in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242unto mountהַ֣רharH2022Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514,and presentוְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ve.ni.tzav.TaH5324thyself there to me in the topרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the mountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

3And no manוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376shall come upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927with thee, neitherH408let any manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376be seenיֵרָ֖אye.Ra'H7200throughout all the mountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022;neither let the flocksהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629nor herdsוְהַבָּקָר֙ve.ha.ba.KarH1241feedיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462beforeמ֖וּלmulH4136that mountהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022.

4And he hewedוַיִּפְסֹ֡לvai.yif.SolH6458twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147tablesלֻחֹ֨תlu.ChotH3871of stoneאֲבָנִ֜ים'a.va.NimH68like unto the firstכָּרִאשֹׁנִ֗יםka.ri.sho.NimH7223;and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,and went upוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927unto mountהַ֣רharH2022Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514,as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him, and tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027the twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147tablesלֻחֹ֥תlu.ChotH3871of stoneאֲבָנִֽים׃'a.va.NimH68.

5And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068descendedוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381in the cloudבֶּֽעָנָ֔ןbe.'a.NanH6051,and stoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֥בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320with him there, and proclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameבְשֵׁ֖םve.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6And Yhwhיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068passed byוַיַּעֲבֹ֨רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674before himפָּנָיו֮pa.NavH6440,and proclaimedוַיִּקְרָא֒vai.yik.Ra'H7121,Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068,Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Godאֵ֥ל'elH410,mercifulרַח֖וּםra.ChumH7349and graciousוְחַנּ֑וּןve.cha.NunH2587,longsufferingאֶ֥רֶךְ אַפַּ֖יִם'E.rekh 'a.Pa.yimH639 H750,and abundantוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in goodnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and truthוֶאֱמֶֽת׀ve.'e.MetH571,

7Keepingנֹצֵ֥רno.TzerH5341mercyחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617for thousandsלָאֲלָפִ֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505,forgivingנֹשֵׂ֥אno.Se'H5375iniquityעָוֹ֛ן'a.VonH5771and transgressionוָפֶ֖שַׁעva.Fe.sha'H6588and sinוְחַטָּאָ֑הve.cha.ta.'AhH2403,and that will by no meansוְנַקֵּה֙ve.na.KehH5352clearיְנַקֶּ֔הye.na.KehH5352the guilty;visitingפֹּקֵ֣ד׀po.KedH6485the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of the fathersאָב֗וֹת'a.VotH1upon the childrenH1121,and upon the children’sH1121children, unto the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֖יםshi.le.ShimH8029and to the fourthרִבֵּעִֽים׃ri.be.'ImH7256generation.

8And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872made hasteוַיְמַהֵ֖רvay.ma.HerH4116,and bowed his headוַיִּקֹּ֥דvai.yi.KodH6915toward the earthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and worshippedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812.

9And he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,If now I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֤ןchenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,let my Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136,I pray thee, goH3212amongבְּקִרְבֵּ֑נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130us; for it isa stiffneckedקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֙רֶף֙ke.sheh- 'o.refH6203 H7186peopleעַם־'am-H5971;and pardonוְסָלַחְתָּ֛ve.sa.lach.TaH5545our iniquityלַעֲוֹנֵ֥נוּla.'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771and our sinוּלְחַטָּאתֵ֖נוּu.le.cha.ta.Te.nuH2403,and take us for thine inheritanceוּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ׃u.ne.chal.Ta.nuH5157.

10And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, I makeכֹּרֵ֣תko.RetH3772a covenantבְּרִית֒be.RitH1285:before all thy peopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971I will doאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213marvelsנִפְלָאֹ֔תnif.la.'OtH6381,such as have not been doneנִבְרְא֥וּniv.re.'UH1254in all the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,nor in any nationהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471:and all the peopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971amongבְקִרְבּ֜וֹve.kir.BoH7130which thou artshall seeוְרָאָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7200the workמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068: for it isa terrible thingנוֹרָ֣אno.Ra'H3372that I will doעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213with thee.

11Observeשְׁמָ֨ר־she.Mar-H8104thou that which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֣me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:behold, I drive outגֹרֵ֣שׁgo.ReshH1644beforeמִפָּנֶ֗יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Canaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and the Hittiteוְהַחִתִּי֙ve.ha.chi.TiH2850,and the Perizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,and the Hiviteוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.

12Take heedהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104to thyself, lest thou makeתִּכְרֹ֤תtikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285with the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֣בle.yo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither thou goestבָּ֣אba'H935,lest it be for a snareלְמוֹקֵ֖שׁle.mo.KeshH4170in the midstבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃be.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee:

13But ye shall destroyתִּתֹּצ֔וּןti.to.TzunH5422their altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָם֙miz.be.cho.TamH4196,breakתְּשַׁבֵּר֑וּןte.sha.be.RunH7665their imagesמַצֵּבֹתָ֖םma.tze.vo.TamH4676,and cut downתִּכְרֹתֽוּן׃tikh.ro.TunH3772their grovesאֲשֵׁרָ֖יו'a.she.RavH842:

14For thou shalt worshipתִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812no otherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312godלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410:for Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whose nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034isJealousקַנָּ֣אka.Na'H7067, isa jealousקַנָּ֖אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֥ל'elH410:

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