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Exodus 20:18-26

18And all thepeopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971sawרֹאִ֨יםro.'ImH7200thethunderingsהַקּוֹלֹ֜תha.ko.LotH6963, and thelightningsהַלַּפִּידִ֗םha.la.pi.DimH3940, and thenoiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782, and themountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022smokingעָשֵׁ֑ן'a.ShenH6226: and when thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200it, theytrembledוַיָּנֻ֔עוּvai.ya.Nu.'uH5128, andstoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975afaroffמֵֽרָחֹֽק׃Me.ra.ChokH7350.

19And theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Speakדַּבֵּר־da.ber-H1696thou with us, and we willhearוְנִשְׁמָ֑עָהve.nish.Ma.'ahH8085: but let notGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430speakיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696with us, lest wedieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,Fearתִּירָאוּ֒ti.ra.'UH3372not: forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430iscomeבָּ֖אba'H935toH5668testנַסּ֣וֹתna.SotH5254you, and that hisfearיִרְאָת֛וֹyir.'a.ToH3374may be before yourfacesפְּנֵיכֶ֖םpe.nei.KhemH6440, that yesinתֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃te.che.Ta.'uH2398not.

21And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975afaroffמֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350, andMosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872drewnearנִגַּ֣שׁni.GashH5066to the thickdarknessהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לha.'a.ra.FelH6205whereGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430was .

22And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, Thus thou shaltsayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Ye haveseenרְאִיתֶ֔םre.'i.TemH7200that I havetalkedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696with you fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

23Ye shall notmakeתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213with megodsאֱלֹ֤הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430ofsilverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701, neither shall yemakeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213to yougodsוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091.

24Analtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofearthאֲדָמָה֮'a.da.MahH127thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213to me, and shaltsacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּ֣ve.za.vach.TaH2076on it thy burntofferingsעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930, and thy peaceofferingsשְׁלָמֶ֔יךָshe.la.Mei.khaH8002, thysheepצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629, and thyoxenבְּקָרֶ֑ךָbe.ka.Re.chaH1241: in allplacesהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725where Irecordאַזְכִּ֣יר'az.KirH2142mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034I willcomeאָב֥וֹא'a.Vo'H935to thee, and I willblessוּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288thee.

25And if thou wiltmakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213me analtarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196ofstoneאֲבָנִים֙'a.va.NimH68, thou shalt notbuildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129it of hewnstoneגָּזִ֑יתga.ZitH1496: for if thou shalt liftupהֵנַ֥פְתָּhe.Naf.taH5130thytoolחַרְבְּךָ֛char.be.KhaH2719upon it, thou hastpollutedוַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃va.te.Cha.Le.haH2490it.

26Neither shalt thou goupתַעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927bystepsבְמַעֲלֹ֖תve.ma.'a.LotH4609to myaltarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196, that thynakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172be notdiscoveredתִגָּלֶ֥הti.ga.LehH1540on it.

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