Exodus 34
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶל־toמֹשֶׁ֔הMosesפְּסָל־cut outלְךָ֛for the yourselfשְׁנֵֽי־twoלֻחֹ֥תtablets ofאֲבָנִ֖יםstonesכָּרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםlike the former tabletsוְכָתַבְתִּי֙and I will writeעַל־onהַלֻּחֹ֔תthe tabletsאֶת־obj.הַדְּבָרִ֔יםthe wordsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichהָי֛וּthey wereעַל־onהַלֻּחֹ֥תthe tabletsהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםthe formerאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichשִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃you shattered
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וַיִּפְסֹ֡לand he cut outשְׁנֵֽי־twoלֻחֹ֨תtablets ofאֲבָנִ֜יםstonesכָּרִאשֹׁנִ֗יםlike the former tabletsוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םand he rose earlyמֹשֶׁ֤הMosesבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙in the morningוַיַּ֙עַל֙and he went upאֶל־toהַ֣רthe mountain ofסִינַ֔יSinaiכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust asצִוָּ֥הhe had commandedיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֹת֑וֹobj. himוַיִּקַּ֣חand he tookבְּיָד֔וֹin hand hisשְׁנֵ֖יtwoלֻחֹ֥תtablets ofאֲבָנִֽים׃stones
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נֹצֵ֥רmaintainingחֶ֙סֶד֙covenant loyaltyלָאֲלָפִ֔יםto the thousandsנֹשֵׂ֥אforgivingעָוֹ֛ןiniquityוָפֶ֖שַׁעand transgressionוְחַטָּאָ֑הand sinוְנַקֵּה֙and certainly to leave unpunishedלֹ֣אnotיְנַקֶּ֔הhe leaves unpunishedפֹּקֵ֣ד׀visitingעֲוֹ֣ןthe iniquity ofאָב֗וֹתparentsעַל־onבָּנִים֙the childrenוְעַל־and onבְּנֵ֣יthe children ofבָנִ֔יםchildrenעַל־onשִׁלֵּשִׁ֖יםa third generationוְעַל־and onרִבֵּעִֽים׃a fourth generation
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וַיֹּ֡אמֶרand he saidאִם־ifנָא֩pleaseמָצָ֨אתִיI have foundחֵ֤ןfavorבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙in view yourאֲדֹנָ֔יO Lordיֵֽלֶךְ־let him goנָ֥אpleaseאֲדֹנָ֖יthe Lordבְּקִרְבֵּ֑נוּin midst ourכִּ֤יforעַם־is a peopleקְשֵׁה־stiff ofעֹ֙רֶף֙neckה֔וּאitוְסָלַחְתָּ֛and you will forgiveלַעֲוֹנֵ֥נוּto iniquity ourוּלְחַטָּאתֵ֖נוּand to sin ourוּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ׃and you will take as a possession us
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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidהִנֵּ֣הhere!אָנֹכִי֮Iכֹּרֵ֣תam about to makeבְּרִית֒a covenantנֶ֤גֶדbeforeכָּֽל־allעַמְּךָ֙people yourאֶעֱשֶׂ֣הI will doנִפְלָאֹ֔תwondersאֲשֶׁ֛רwhichלֹֽא־notנִבְרְא֥וּthey have been createdבְכָל־in allהָאָ֖רֶץthe earthוּבְכָל־and among allהַגּוֹיִ֑םthe nationsוְרָאָ֣הand it will seeכָל־allהָ֠עָםthe peopleאֲשֶׁר־whichאַתָּ֨הyouבְקִרְבּ֜וֹare in midst itsאֶת־obj.מַעֲשֵׂ֤הthe work ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehכִּֽי־forנוֹרָ֣אis awesomeה֔וּאitאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichאֲנִ֖יIעֹשֶׂ֥הam about to doעִמָּֽךְ׃with you
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שְׁמָ֨ר־observeלְךָ֔for the yourselfאֵ֛תobj.אֲשֶׁ֥רthat whichאָנֹכִ֖יIמְצַוְּךָ֣am commanding youהַיּ֑וֹםthis dayהִנְנִ֧יhere Iגֹרֵ֣שׁam about to drive outמִפָּנֶ֗יךָfrom before youאֶת־obj.הָאֱמֹרִי֙the Amoritesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יand the Canaanitesוְהַחִתִּי֙and the Hittitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יand the Perizzitesוְהַחִוִּ֖יand the Hivitesוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃and the Jebusites
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פֶּן־lestתִּכְרֹ֥תyou should makeבְּרִ֖יתa covenantלְיוֹשֵׁ֣בto the inhabitants ofהָאָ֑רֶץthe landוְזָנ֣וּ׀and they will prostitute themselvesאַחֲרֵ֣יafterאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֗םgods theirוְזָבְחוּ֙and they will sacrificeלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םto gods theirוְקָרָ֣אand someone will inviteלְךָ֔to the youוְאָכַלְתָּ֖and you will eatמִזִּבְחֽוֹ׃some of sacrifice his
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אֶת־obj.חַ֣גthe festival ofהַמַּצּוֹת֮the unleavened breadsתִּשְׁמֹר֒you will keepשִׁבְעַ֨תsevenיָמִ֜יםdaysתֹּאכַ֤לyou will eatמַצּוֹת֙unleavened breadsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichצִוִּיתִ֔ךָI commanded youלְמוֹעֵ֖דto the appointed time ofחֹ֣דֶשׁthe month ofהָאָבִ֑יבthe Abibכִּ֚יforבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁin the month ofהָֽאָבִ֔יבthe Abibיָצָ֖אתָyou came outמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃from Egypt
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וּפֶ֤טֶרand the firstborn ofחֲמוֹר֙a donkeyתִּפְדֶּ֣הyou will redeemבְשֶׂ֔הwith a sheepוְאִם־and ifלֹ֥אnotתִפְדֶּ֖הyou will redeem itוַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹand you will break neck itsכֹּ֣לallבְּכ֤וֹרthe firstborn ofבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙sons yourתִּפְדֶּ֔הyou will redeemוְלֹֽא־and notיֵרָא֥וּpeople will present themselvesפָנַ֖יface myרֵיקָֽם׃empty
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כִּֽי־forאוֹרִ֤ישׁI will dispossessגּוֹיִם֙nationsמִפָּנֶ֔יךָfrom before youוְהִרְחַבְתִּ֖יand I will enlargeאֶת־obj.גְּבוּלֶ֑ךָterritory yourוְלֹא־and notיַחְמֹ֥דhe will covetאִישׁ֙anyoneאֶֽת־obj.אַרְצְךָ֔land yourבַּעֲלֹֽתְךָ֗when going up youלֵרָאוֹת֙to present yourselfאֶת־withפְּנֵי֙the presence ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourשָׁלֹ֥שׁthreeפְּעָמִ֖יםtimesבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃in the year
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וַֽיְהִי־and he wasשָׁ֣םthereעִם־withיְהוָ֗הYahwehאַרְבָּעִ֥יםfortyיוֹם֙daysוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםand fortyלַ֔יְלָהnightsלֶ֚חֶםfoodלֹ֣אnotאָכַ֔לhe ateוּמַ֖יִםand waterלֹ֣אnotשָׁתָ֑הhe drankוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בand he wroteעַל־onהַלֻּחֹ֗תthe tabletsאֵ֚תobj.דִּבְרֵ֣יthe words ofהַבְּרִ֔יתthe covenantעֲשֶׂ֖רֶתthe tenהַדְּבָרִֽים׃the words
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasבְּרֶ֤דֶתwhen came downמֹשֶׁה֙Mosesמֵהַ֣רfrom the mountain ofסִינַ֔יSinaiוּשְׁנֵ֨יand the twoלֻחֹ֤תthe tablets ofהָֽעֵדֻת֙the testimonyבְּיַד־were in the hand ofמֹשֶׁ֔הMosesבְּרִדְתּ֖וֹwhen came down heמִן־fromהָהָ֑רthe mountainוּמֹשֶׁ֣הand Mosesלֹֽא־notיָדַ֗עhe knewכִּ֥יthatקָרַ֛ןit shoneע֥וֹרthe skin ofפָּנָ֖יוface hisבְּדַבְּר֥וֹbecause had spoken heאִתּֽוֹ׃with him
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וּבְבֹ֨אand when wentמֹשֶׁ֜הMosesלִפְנֵ֤יto beforeיְהוָה֙Yahwehלְדַבֵּ֣רto speakאִתּ֔וֹwith himיָסִ֥ירhe removedאֶת־obj.הַמַּסְוֶ֖הthe veilעַד־untilצֵאת֑וֹcame out heוְיָצָ֗אand he came outוְדִבֶּר֙and he spokeאֶל־toבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֵ֖תobj.אֲשֶׁ֥רthat whichיְצֻוֶּֽה׃he was commanded
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וְרָא֤וּand they sawבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelאֶת־obj.פְּנֵ֣יthe face ofמֹשֶׁ֔הMosesכִּ֣יthatקָרַ֔ןit shoneע֖וֹרthe skin ofפְּנֵ֣יthe face ofמֹשֶׁ֑הMosesוְהֵשִׁ֨יבand he returnedמֹשֶׁ֤הMosesאֶת־obj.הַמַּסְוֶה֙the veilעַל־overפָּנָ֔יוface hisעַד־untilבֹּא֖וֹwent heלְדַבֵּ֥רto speakאִתּֽוֹ׃ סwith him
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