Exodus 19
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וְעַתָּ֗הand thereforeאִם־ifשָׁמ֤וֹעַcertainly if to listenתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙you will listenבְּקֹלִ֔יto voice myוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םand you will keepאֶת־obj.בְּרִיתִ֑יcovenant myוִהְיִ֨יתֶםand you will beלִ֤יof meסְגֻלָּה֙a possessionמִכָּל־from allהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםthe peoplesכִּי־forלִ֖יbelongs to the meכָּל־allהָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֶל־toמֹשֶׁ֗הMosesהִנֵּ֨הhere!אָנֹכִ֜יIבָּ֣אam about to comeאֵלֶיךָ֮to youבְּעַ֣בin the dark cloud ofהֶֽעָנָן֒the cloudבַּעֲב֞וּרinorder thatיִשְׁמַ֤עit may hearהָעָם֙the peopleבְּדַבְּרִ֣יwhen speak Iעִמָּ֔ךְwith youוְגַם־and alsoבְּךָ֖in the youיַאֲמִ֣ינוּthey will trustלְעוֹלָ֑םfor everוַיַּגֵּ֥דand he toldמֹשֶׁ֛הMosesאֶת־obj.דִּבְרֵ֥יthe words ofהָעָ֖םthe peopleאֶל־toיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וְהִגְבַּלְתָּ֤and you will set a boundary forאֶת־obj.הָעָם֙the peopleסָבִ֣יבall aroundלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingהִשָּׁמְר֥וּtake heedלָכֶ֛םto the yourselvesעֲל֥וֹתto go upבָּהָ֖רon the mountainוּנְגֹ֣עַand to touchבְּקָצֵ֑הוּin edge itsכָּל־everyהַנֹּגֵ֥עַthe one who touchesבָּהָ֖רin the mountainמ֥וֹתcertainly to dieיוּמָֽת׃he will be put to death
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לֹא־notתִגַּ֨עit will touchבּ֜וֹin the himיָ֗דa handכִּֽי־forסָק֤וֹלcertainly to stoneיִסָּקֵל֙he will be stoned to deathאוֹ־orיָרֹ֣הcertainly to shotיִיָּרֶ֔הhe will be shotאִם־whetherבְּהֵמָ֥הan animalאִם־orאִ֖ישׁa humanלֹ֣אnotיִחְיֶ֑הit will liveבִּמְשֹׁךְ֙when soundsהַיֹּבֵ֔לthe ram's hornהֵ֖מָּהtheyיַעֲל֥וּthey will go upבָהָֽר׃on the mountain
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וַיְהִי֩and it wasבַיּ֨וֹםon the dayהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יthe thirdבִּֽהְיֹ֣תwhen cameהַבֹּ֗קֶרthe morningוַיְהִי֩and it wasקֹלֹ֨תthunder clapsוּבְרָקִ֜יםand lightningsוְעָנָ֤ןand a cloudכָּבֵד֙heavyעַל־onהָהָ֔רthe mountainוְקֹ֥לand the sound ofשֹׁפָ֖רa ram's hornחָזָ֣קstrongמְאֹ֑דveryוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דand it trembledכָּל־allהָעָ֖םthe peopleאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃was in the camp
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וְהַ֤רand the mountain ofסִינַי֙Sinaiעָשַׁ֣ןit was smokingכֻּלּ֔וֹall of itמִ֠פְּנֵיfrom becauseאֲשֶׁ֨רthatיָרַ֥דhe had come downעָלָ֛יוon itיְהוָ֖הYahwehבָּאֵ֑שׁin the fireוַיַּ֤עַלand it went upעֲשָׁנוֹ֙smoke itsכְּעֶ֣שֶׁןlike the smoke ofהַכִּבְשָׁ֔ןthe furnaceוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דand it trembledכָּל־allהָהָ֖רthe mountainמְאֹֽד׃exceedingly
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidמֹשֶׁה֙Mosesאֶל־toיְהוָ֔הYahwehלֹא־notיוּכַ֣לit is ableהָעָ֔םthe peopleלַעֲלֹ֖תto go upאֶל־toהַ֣רthe mountain ofסִינָ֑יSinaiכִּֽי־forאַתָּ֞הyouהַעֵדֹ֤תָהyou warnedבָּ֙נוּ֙in the usלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingהַגְבֵּ֥לset a boundary forאֶת־obj.הָהָ֖רthe mountainוְקִדַּשְׁתּֽוֹ׃and you will consecrate it
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֤יוto himיְהוָה֙Yahwehלֶךְ־goרֵ֔דgo downוְעָלִ֥יתָand you will come upאַתָּ֖הyouוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןand Aaronעִמָּ֑ךְwith youוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםand the priestsוְהָעָ֗םand the peopleאַל־may notיֶֽהֶרְס֛וּthey break throughלַעֲלֹ֥תto come upאֶל־toיְהוָ֖הYahwehפֶּן־lestיִפְרָץ־he should break outבָּֽם׃against the them
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