Revised Version 1895

Exodus 19

1In thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320afterH3117thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478weregoneH3318forthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, thesameהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117cameH935theyintoH935thewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofSinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.

2And when they weredepartedוַיִּסְע֣וּvai.yis.'UH5265fromRephidimמֵרְפִידִ֗יםme.re.fi.DimH7508, and werecomeוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thewildernessמִדְבַּ֣רmid.BarH4057ofSinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514, theypitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057; and thereIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478campedוַיִּֽחַן־vai.yi.chan-H2583beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048themountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

3AndMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֥הu.mo.ShehH4872wentH5927upH5927untoGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto himoutמִן־min-H4480of themountainהָהָ֣רha.HarH2022,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541shalt thousayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559to thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, andtellוְתַגֵּ֖ידve.ta.GeidH5046thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

4Ye haveseenרְאִיתֶ֔םre.'i.TemH7200whatH834Ididעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213unto theEgyptiansלְמִצְרָ֑יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andhowH834I bareyouH859oneagles’נְשָׁרִ֔יםne.sha.RimH5404wingsכַּנְפֵ֣יkan.FeiH3671, andbroughtוָאָבִ֥אva.'a.Vi'H935youH859unto myself.

5Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,ifאִם־'im-H518ye willobeyH8085myvoiceבְּקֹלִ֔יbe.ko.LiH6963indeedכִּי־ki-H3588, andkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֑יbe.ri.TiH1285, then ye shall be a peculiartreasureסְגֻלָּה֙se.gu.LahH5459untomeH6963from amongallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971: forallכָּל־kol-H3605theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776is mine:

6and ye shall be untomeאֶל־'el-H413akingdomמַמְלֶ֥כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467ofpriestsכֹּהֲנִ֖יםko.ha.NimH3548, and anholyקָד֑וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918nationוְג֣וֹיve.GoyH1471.Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou shaltspeakתְּדַבֵּ֖רte.da.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for theeldersלְזִקְנֵ֣יle.zik.NeiH2205of thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, andsetוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440themallכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him.

8Andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971answeredH559togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162, andsaidH559,Allכֹּ֛לkolH3605that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696weאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834willdoנַעֲשֶׂ֑הna.'a.SehH6213. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872reportedוַיָּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971unto theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Loהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, Icomeבָּ֣אba'H935unto thee in athickבְּעַ֣בbe.'AvH5645cloudהֶֽעָנָן֒he.'a.NanH6051, that thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971mayhearיִשְׁמַ֤עyish.Ma'H8085when Ispeakבְּדַבְּרִ֣יbe.da.be.RiH1696with thee, and may alsobelieveיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539thee foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872toldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971unto theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872, Go unto thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, andsanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥םve.ki.dash.TamH6942themtodayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117andtomorrowוּמָחָ֑רu.ma.CharH4279, and let themwashוְכִבְּס֖וּve.khi.be.SuH3526theirgarmentsשִׂמְלֹתָֽם׃sim.lo.TamH8071,

11and bereadyנְכֹנִ֖יםne.kho.NimH3559againstH5921thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayלַיּ֣וֹםlai.YomH3117: for thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068willcomeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961downיֵרֵ֧דye.RedH3381in thesightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971uponH5921mountהַ֥רharH2022Sinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.

12And thou shaltsetוְהִגְבַּלְתָּ֤ve.hig.bal.TaH1379boundsH1379unto thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971roundH5439aboutH5439,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Takeהִשָּׁמְר֥וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104heedH8104to yourselves, that yegoעֲל֥וֹתa.LotH5927notupH5927intoH5927themountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022, ortouchH5060theborderבְּקָצֵ֑הוּbe.ka.Tze.huH7097of it: whosoever toucheth themountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022shall besurelyH4191putH4191todeathH4191:

13noלֹא־lo'-H3808handיָ֗דYadH3027shalltouchתִגַּ֨עti.Ga'H5060him, but he shallsurelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588bestonedH5619, orshotH3384throughH3027;whetherH518it bebeastבְּהֵמָ֥הbe.he.MahH929ormanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376, it shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808liveיִחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421: when the trumpet soundethlongבִּמְשֹׁךְ֙bim.shoKhH4900, they shallcomeH5927upH5927to themountבָהָֽר׃va.HarH2022.

14AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872wentH3381downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from themountהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022unto thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, andsanctifiedוַיְקַדֵּשׁ֙vay.ka.DeshH6942thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971; and theywashedוַֽיְכַבְּס֖וּvay.kha.be.SuH3526theirgarmentsשִׂמְלֹתָֽם׃sim.lo.TamH8071.

15And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, Bereadyנְכֹנִ֖יםne.kho.NimH3559againstH413thethirdלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969dayיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:comeהֱי֥וּhe.YuH1961notאַֽל־'al-H408nearתִּגְּשׁ֖וּti.ge.ShuH5066awomanאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802.

16And itcameH1961topassH1961on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117, when it wasmorningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242, that there were thunders andlightningsוּבְרָקִ֜יםu.ve.ra.KimH1300, and athickכָּבֵד֙ka.VedH3515cloudוְעָנָ֤ןve.'a.NanH6051uponעַל־'al-H5921themountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022, and thevoiceH6963of atrumpetשֹׁפָ֖רsho.FarH7782exceedingמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966loudחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389; andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that were in thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729.

17AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872broughtH3318forthH3318thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971outH3318of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264tomeetH7125Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; and theystoodוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320at thenetherבְּתַחְתִּ֥יתbe.tach.TitH8482partמִן־min-H4480of themountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

18Andmountוְהַ֤רve.HarH2022Sinaiסִינַי֙si.NaiH5514wasaltogetherכֻּלּ֔וֹku.LoH3605onsmokeעֲשָׁנוֹ֙a.sha.NoH6227,becauseH5921theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068descendedיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381uponH5921it infireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784: and thesmokeכְּעֶ֣שֶׁןke.'E.shenH6227thereofascendedוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927as thesmokeH6227of afurnaceהַכִּבְשָׁ֔ןha.kiv.ShanH3536, and thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605mountהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022quakedוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

19And when thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782waxedlouderH3966andlouderH3966,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872spake, andGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430answeredיַעֲנֶ֥נּוּya.'a.Ne.nuH6030him by avoiceבְקֽוֹל׃ve.KolH6963.

20And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068cameH5927downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381uponעַל־'al-H5921mountהַ֥רharH2022Sinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514, to thetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of themountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022: and theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֛הle.mo.ShehH4872to thetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of themountהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022; andMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872wentH5927upH5927.

21And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Goרֵ֖דredH3381downH3381, charge thepeopleבָּעָ֑םba.'AmH5971,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theybreakיֶהֶרְס֤וּye.her.SuH2040throughמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480unto theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068togazeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200, andmanyרָֽב׃RavH7227of themperishוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307.

22And let thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548also, whichcomeH5066nearH5066to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sanctifyH6942themselvesH6942,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068breakיִפְרֹ֥ץyif.RotzH6555forthH5066uponאֶל־'el-H413them.

23AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808comeH5927upH5927tomountהַ֣רharH2022Sinaiסִינָ֑יsi.NaiH5514: for thou didst chargeusאֶל־'el-H413,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,SetH6942boundsהַגְבֵּ֥לhag.BelH1379aboutאֶל־'el-H413themountהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022, andsanctifyH6942it.

24And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,GoH5927,getH5927theedownרֵ֔דRedH3381; and thou shaltcomeוְעָלִ֥יתָve.'a.Li.taH5927upH5927, thou, andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175with thee: butletH408notH408thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and thepeopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971breakיֶֽהֶרְס֛וּye.her.SuH2040throughH6555tocomeלַעֲלֹ֥תla.'a.LotH5927upH5927unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hebreakH2040forthH6555uponH413them.

25SoH3381Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872wentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381unto thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, andtoldוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them.

Commentaries on Exodus 19

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