Exodus 24

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וְאֶל־and to מֹשֶׁ֨הMoses אָמַ֜רhe said עֲלֵ֣הcome up אֶל־to יְהוָ֗הYahweh אַתָּה֙you וְאַהֲרֹן֙and Aaron נָדָ֣בNadab וַאֲבִיה֔וּאand Abihu וְשִׁבְעִ֖יםand seventy מִזִּקְנֵ֣יof the elders of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םand you will bow down מֵרָחֹֽק׃from a distance

וְנִגַּ֨שׁand he will draw near מֹשֶׁ֤הMoses לְבַדּוֹ֙to only him אֶל־to יְהוָ֔הYahweh וְהֵ֖םand they לֹ֣אnot יִגָּ֑שׁוּthey will draw near וְהָעָ֕םand the people לֹ֥אnot יַעֲל֖וּthey will come up עִמּֽוֹ׃with him

וַיִּכְתֹּ֣בand he wrote מֹשֶׁ֗הMoses אֵ֚תobj.כָּל־all דִּבְרֵ֣יthe words of יְהוָ֔הYahweh וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣םand he rose early בַּבֹּ֔קֶרin the morning וַיִּ֥בֶןand he built מִזְבֵּ֖חַan altar תַּ֣חַתunder הָהָ֑רthe mountain וּשְׁתֵּ֤יםand two plus עֶשְׂרֵה֙ten מַצֵּבָ֔הpillars לִשְׁנֵ֥יםfor two plus עָשָׂ֖רten שִׁבְטֵ֥יthe tribes of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

וַיִּשְׁלַ֗חand he sent אֶֽת־obj.נַעֲרֵי֙the young men of בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael וַיַּֽעֲל֖וּand they offered up עֹלֹ֑תburnt offerings וַֽיִּזְבְּח֞וּand they sacrificed זְבָחִ֧יםsacrifices שְׁלָמִ֛יםpeace offerings לַיהוָ֖הto Yahweh פָּרִֽים׃young bulls

וַיִּקַּ֤חand he took מֹשֶׁה֙Moses חֲצִ֣יthe half of הַדָּ֔םthe blood וַיָּ֖שֶׂםand he put it בָּאַגָּנֹ֑תin the bowls וַחֲצִ֣יand the half of הַדָּ֔םthe blood זָרַ֖קhe sprinkled עַל־on הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃the altar

וַיִּקַּח֙and he took סֵ֣פֶרthe book of הַבְּרִ֔יתthe covenant וַיִּקְרָ֖אand he read it aloud בְּאָזְנֵ֣יin the ears of הָעָ֑םthe people וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they said כֹּ֛לall אֲשֶׁר־that דִּבֶּ֥רhe has spoken יְהוָ֖הYahweh נַעֲשֶׂ֥הwe will do וְנִשְׁמָֽע׃and we may obey

וַיִּקַּ֤חand he took מֹשֶׁה֙Moses אֶת־obj.הַדָּ֔םthe blood וַיִּזְרֹ֖קand he sprinkled it עַל־on הָעָ֑םthe people וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he said הִנֵּ֤הhere!דַֽם־the blood of הַבְּרִית֙the covenant אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich כָּרַ֤תhe has made יְהוָה֙Yahweh עִמָּכֶ֔םwith you עַ֥לon כָּל־all הַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe words הָאֵֽלֶּה׃the these

וַיַּ֥עַלand he went up מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses וְאַהֲרֹ֑ןand Aaron נָדָב֙Nadab וַאֲבִיה֔וּאand Abihu וְשִׁבְעִ֖יםand seventy מִזִּקְנֵ֥יof the elders of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

וַיִּרְא֕וּand they saw אֵ֖תobj.אֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael וְתַ֣חַתand was under רַגְלָ֗יוfeet his כְּמַעֲשֵׂה֙like the working of לִבְנַ֣תthe pavement of הַסַּפִּ֔ירthe sapphire וּכְעֶ֥צֶםand like the substance of הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםthe heavens לָטֹֽהַר׃to purity

וְאֶל־and against אֲצִילֵי֙the nobles of בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael לֹ֥אnot שָׁלַ֖חhe stretched out יָד֑וֹhand his וַֽיֶּחֱזוּ֙and they saw אֶת־obj.הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםthe God וַיֹּאכְל֖וּand they ate וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃ סand they drank

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said יְהוָ֜הYahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֗הMoses עֲלֵ֥הcome up אֵלַ֛יto me הָהָ֖רָהthe mountain towards וֶהְיֵה־and be שָׁ֑םthere וְאֶתְּנָ֨הso let me giveלְךָ֜to the youאֶת־obj.לֻחֹ֣תthe tablets of הָאֶ֗בֶןthe stone וְהַתּוֹרָה֙and the law וְהַמִּצְוָ֔הand the commandment אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich כָּתַ֖בְתִּיI have written לְהוֹרֹתָֽם׃to teach them

וַיָּ֣קָםand he arose מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses וִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַand Joshua מְשָׁרְת֑וֹservant his וַיַּ֥עַלand he went up מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses אֶל־to הַ֥רthe mountain of הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃the God

וְאֶל־and to הַזְּקֵנִ֤יםthe elders אָמַר֙he said שְׁבוּ־remainלָ֣נוּfor the usבָזֶ֔הin this place עַ֥דuntil אֲשֶׁר־that נָשׁ֖וּבwe will return אֲלֵיכֶ֑םto you וְהִנֵּ֨הand here!אַהֲרֹ֤ןAaron וְחוּר֙and Hur עִמָּכֶ֔םare with you מִי־whoever בַ֥עַלis a master of דְּבָרִ֖יםmatters יִגַּ֥שׁhe will draw near אֲלֵהֶֽם׃to them

וַיַּ֥עַלand he went up מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses אֶל־to הָהָ֑רthe mountain וַיְכַ֥סand it covered הֶעָנָ֖ןthe cloud אֶת־obj.הָהָֽר׃the mountain

וַיִּשְׁכֹּ֤ןand it settled down כְּבוֹד־the glory of יְהוָה֙Yahweh עַל־on הַ֣רthe mountain of סִינַ֔יSinai וַיְכַסֵּ֥הוּand it covered it הֶעָנָ֖ןthe cloud שֵׁ֣שֶׁתsix יָמִ֑יםdays וַיִּקְרָ֧אand he summoned אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֛הMoses בַּיּ֥וֹםon the day הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יthe seventh מִתּ֥וֹךְfrom the middle of הֶעָנָֽן׃the cloud

וּמַרְאֵה֙and the appearance of כְּב֣וֹדthe glory of יְהוָ֔הYahweh כְּאֵ֥שׁwas like a fire אֹכֶ֖לֶתconsuming בְּרֹ֣אשׁon the top of הָהָ֑רthe mountain לְעֵינֵ֖יto the eyes of בְּנֵ֥יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

וַיָּבֹ֥אand he went מֹשֶׁ֛הMoses בְּת֥וֹךְin the midst of הֶעָנָ֖ןthe cloud וַיַּ֣עַלand he went up אֶל־to הָהָ֑רthe mountain וַיְהִ֤יand he was מֹשֶׁה֙Moses בָּהָ֔רon the mountain אַרְבָּעִ֣יםforty י֔וֹםdays וְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםand forty לָֽיְלָה׃ פnights

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