Revised Version 1895

Exodus 20:18-26

18Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971sawרֹאִ֨יםro.'ImH7200thethunderingsהַקּוֹלֹ֜תha.ko.LotH6963, and the lightnings, and thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782, and themountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022smokingעָשֵׁ֑ן'a.ShenH6226: and when thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200it, theytrembledוַיָּנֻ֔עוּvai.ya.Nu.'uH5128, andstoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975afarH7350offH7350.

19And theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Speakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696thou withusH413, andweH8085willhearH8085: butletH408notH408Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696withusH413,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435weH8085dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,Fearיִרְאָת֛וֹyir.'a.ToH3374notH408: forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430iscomeבָּ֖אba'H935to proveyouH3588, and that hisfearH3374may bebeforeפְּנֵיכֶ֖םpe.nei.KhemH6440youH3588, that yesinתֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃te.che.Ta.'uH2398notH408.

21And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975afarH7350offH7350, andMosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872drewH5066nearH5066unto thethickהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לha.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430was.

22And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541thou shaltsayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Ye yourselves haveseenרְאִיתֶ֔םre.'i.TemH7200that I havetalkedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696withyouאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

23Ye shallnotH3808makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213othergodsאֱלֹ֤הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430withmeH3808;godsוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430ofsilverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701, orgodsH430ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, ye shallnotH3808makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213untoyouH6213.

24Analtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofearthאֲדָמָה֮'a.da.MahH127thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213untomeאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413, and shaltsacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּ֣ve.za.vach.TaH2076thereonעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921thyburntעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930offeringsH8002, and thypeaceשְׁלָמֶ֔יךָshe.la.Mei.khaH8002offeringsH8002, thysheepצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629, and thineoxenבְּקָרֶ֑ךָbe.ka.Re.chaH1241: ineveryבְּכָל־be.kholH3605placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I record mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034I willcomeאָב֥וֹא'a.Vo'H935unto thee and I willblessוּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288thee.

25AndifH518thoumakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213meH5921analtarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196ofstoneH68, thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129it ofhewnגָּזִ֑יתga.ZitH1496stonesH68: forifH518thou liftupH5921thytoolהֵנַ֥פְתָּhe.Naf.taH5130uponH5921it, thou hast polluted it.

26Neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shalt thougoתַעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927upH5927bystepsבְמַעֲלֹ֖תve.ma.'a.LotH4609unto minealtarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196, that thynakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172benotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808discoveredthereonH5921.

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