Revised Webster's Bible

Exodus 19

1In thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320, when thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478had goneforthלְצֵ֥אתle.TzetH3318from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, the samedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117theycameבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935into thewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofSinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.

2For they haddepartedוַיִּסְע֣וּvai.yis.'UH5265fromRephidimמֵרְפִידִ֗יםme.re.fi.DimH7508, and hadcomeוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thedesertמִדְבַּ֣רmid.BarH4057ofSinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514, and hadpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057; and thereIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478encampedוַיִּֽחַן־vai.yi.chan-H2583before themountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

3AndMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֥הu.mo.ShehH4872wentupעָלָ֖ה'a.LahH5927toGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to him from themountainהָהָ֣רha.HarH2022,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thus shalt thousayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559to thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, andtellוְתַגֵּ֖ידve.ta.GeidH5046thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

4Ye haveseenרְאִיתֶ֔םre.'i.TemH7200what Ididעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to theEgyptiansלְמִצְרָ֑יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and how Iboreוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375you oneaglesנְשָׁרִ֔יםne.sha.RimH5404’wingsכַּנְפֵ֣יkan.FeiH3671, andbroughtוָאָבִ֥אva.'a.Vi'H935you to myself.

5Now therefore, if ye willobeyשָׁמ֤וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085myvoiceבְּקֹלִ֔יbe.ko.LiH6963indeedתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085, andkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֑יbe.ri.TiH1285, then ye shall be a specialtreasureסְגֻלָּה֙se.gu.LahH5459to me above allpeopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971: for all theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776is mine:

6And ye shall be to me akingdomמַמְלֶ֥כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467ofpriestsכֹּהֲנִ֖יםko.ha.NimH3548, and anholyקָד֑וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918nationוְג֣וֹיve.GoyH1471. These are thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697which thou shaltspeakתְּדַבֵּ֖רte.da.BerH1696to thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for theeldersלְזִקְנֵ֣יle.zik.NeiH2205of thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, andlaidוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760before theirfacesלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697which theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him.

8And all thepeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971answeredוַיַּעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, All that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696we willdoנַעֲשֶׂ֑הna.'a.SehH6213. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872returnedוַיָּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, Lo, Icomeבָּ֣אba'H935to thee in athickבְּעַ֣בbe.'AvH5645cloudהֶֽעָנָן֒he.'a.NanH6051, that thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971mayhearיִשְׁמַ֤עyish.Ma'H8085when Ispeakבְּדַבְּרִ֣יbe.da.be.RiH1696with thee, andbelieveיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539thee foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872toldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872,GoH3212to thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, andsanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥םve.ki.dash.TamH6942them todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117and tomorrowוּמָחָ֑רu.ma.CharH4279, and let themwashוְכִבְּס֖וּve.khi.be.SuH3526theirclothesשִׂמְלֹתָֽם׃sim.lo.TamH8071,

11And bereadyנְכֹנִ֖יםne.kho.NimH3559for thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayלַיּ֣וֹםlai.YomH3117: for on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will comedownיֵרֵ֧דye.RedH3381in thesightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971uponmountהַ֥רharH2022Sinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.

12And thou shalt setboundsוְהִגְבַּלְתָּ֤ve.hig.bal.TaH1379to thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971allaroundסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Takeheedהִשָּׁמְר֥וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104to yourselves, that ye go notupעֲל֥וֹתa.LotH5927upon themountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022, ortouchוּנְגֹ֣עַu.ne.Go.a'H5060theborderבְּקָצֵ֑הוּbe.ka.Tze.huH7097of it: whoevertouchethהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060themountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022shall besurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191put todeathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191:

13There shall not anhandיָ֗דYadH3027touchתִגַּ֨עti.Ga'H5060it, but he shallsurelyסָק֤וֹלsa.KolH5619bestonedיִסָּקֵל֙yi.sa.KelH5619,orאוֹ־'ov-H176shotיָרֹ֣הya.RohH3384throughיִיָּרֶ֔הyi.ya.RehH3384; whether it bebeastבְּהֵמָ֥הbe.he.MahH929orH518manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376, it shall notliveיִחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421: when thetrumpetהַיֹּבֵ֔לhai.yo.VelH3104soundethlongבִּמְשֹׁךְ֙bim.shoKhH4900, they shall comeupיַעֲל֥וּya.'a.LuH5927to themountבָהָֽר׃va.HarH2022.

14AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872wentdownוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from themountהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022to thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, andsanctifiedוַיְקַדֵּשׁ֙vay.ka.DeshH6942thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971; and theywashedוַֽיְכַבְּס֖וּvay.kha.be.SuH3526theirclothesשִׂמְלֹתָֽם׃sim.lo.TamH8071.

15And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,Beהֱי֥וּhe.YuH1961readyנְכֹנִ֖יםne.kho.NimH3559for thethirdלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969dayיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:comeתִּגְּשׁ֖וּti.ge.ShuH5066not at yourwivesאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802.

16And it came to pass on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117in themorningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242, that there werethundersקֹלֹ֨תko.LotH6963andlightningsוּבְרָקִ֜יםu.ve.ra.KimH1300, and athickכָּבֵד֙ka.VedH3515cloudוְעָנָ֤ןve.'a.NanH6051upon themountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022, and thevoiceוְקֹ֥לve.KolH6963of thetrumpetשֹׁפָ֖רsho.FarH7782exceedingמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966loudחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389; so that all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that were in thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729.

17AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872broughtforthוַיּוֹצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971out of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264tomeetH7125withGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; and theystoodוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320at thelowerבְּתַחְתִּ֥יתbe.tach.TitH8482part of themountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

18Andmountוְהַ֤רve.HarH2022Sinaiסִינַי֙si.NaiH5514was altogether in asmokeעָשַׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6225,becauseמִ֠פְּנֵי אֲשֶׁ֨רMi.pe.nei 'a.SherH6440 H834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068descendedיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381upon it infireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784: and thesmokeעֲשָׁנוֹ֙a.sha.NoH6227of itascendedוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927as thesmokeכְּעֶ֣שֶׁןke.'E.shenH6227of afurnaceהַכִּבְשָׁ֔ןha.kiv.ShanH3536, and the wholemountהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

19And when thevoiceH6963of thetrumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782soundedק֣וֹלKolH6963longהוֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980, and grewlouderוְחָזֵ֣קve.cha.ZekH2390andlouderמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872spokeיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696, andGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430answeredיַעֲנֶ֥נּוּya.'a.Ne.nuH6030him by avoiceבְקֽוֹל׃ve.KolH6963.

20And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068camedownוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381uponmountהַ֥רharH2022Sinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514, on thetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of themountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022: and theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֛הle.mo.ShehH4872toH413thetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of themountהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022; andMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872wentupוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927.

21And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, Godownרֵ֖דredH3381,chargeהָעֵ֣דha.'EdH5749thepeopleבָּעָ֑םba.'AmH5971, lest they breakthroughיֶהֶרְס֤וּye.her.SuH2040to theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068togazeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200, andmanyרָֽב׃RavH7227of themperishוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307.

22And let thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548also, who comenearהַנִּגָּשִׁ֥יםha.ni.ga.ShimH5066to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sanctifyיִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּyit.ka.Da.shuH6942themselves, lest theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068breakforthיִפְרֹ֥ץyif.RotzH6555upon them.

23AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971cannotיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201comeupלַעֲלֹ֖תla.'a.LotH5927tomountהַ֣רharH2022Sinaiסִינָ֑יsi.NaiH5514: for thou didstchargeהַעֵדֹ֤תָהha.'e.Do.tahH5749us,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Setboundsהַגְבֵּ֥לhag.BelH1379about themountהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022, andsanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ve.ki.dash.ToH6942it.

24And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,AwayH3212, godownרֵ֔דRedH3381, and thou shalt comeupוְעָלִ֥יתָve.'a.Li.taH5927, thou, andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175with thee: but let not thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and thepeopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971breakthroughיֶֽהֶרְס֛וּye.her.SuH2040to comeupלַעֲלֹ֥תla.'a.LotH5927to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, lest he breakforthיִפְרָץ־yif.rotz-H6555upon them.

25SoMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872wentdownוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, andspokeוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them.

Commentaries on Exodus 19

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