Exodus 19:21 Go deeper
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And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Exodus 19:21 word 1
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 19:21 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 19:21 word 3
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 19:21 word 4
רֵ֖דredgo down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Exodus 19:21 word 5
הָעֵ֣דha.'Edwarn
Lemma: עוּד (ud) · Strong's: H5749B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)
Meaning: to testify
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 43:3, Exodus 19:23, Exodus 21:29, Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 8:19, Deuteronomy 30:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5749B; TAHOT Exodus 19:21 word 6
בָּעָ֑םba.'Am<in> the people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Exodus 19:21 word 7
פֶּן\־pen-lest
Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: lest
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Exodus 19:21 word 8
יֶהֶרְס֤וּye.her.Suthey should break through
Lemma: הָרַס (ha.ras) · Strong's: H2040
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to overthrow
Used 43 times. Also: Exodus 15:7, Exodus 19:24, Exodus 23:24, Judges 6:25, 2 Samuel 11:25, 1 Kings 18:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2040; TAHOT Exodus 19:21 word 9
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 19:21 word 10
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 19:21 word 11
לִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otto see
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Exodus 19:21 word 12
וְנָפַ֥לve.na.Faland it will fall
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to fall: kill
Used 98 times. Also: Genesis 44:14, Exodus 32:28, Leviticus 26:7, Leviticus 26:8, Leviticus 26:36, Numbers 6:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307J; TAHOT Exodus 19:21 word 13
מִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuof it
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Exodus 19:21 word 14
רָֽב\׃Ravmany
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Exodus 19:21 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to [him] | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| Go down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| and warn | → | עוּד H5749B to testify |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| not | → | פֶּן־ H6435 lest |
| to break through | → | הָרַס H2040 to overthrow |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| to see | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| [lest] many | → | רַב H7227A many |
| of them | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| perish | → | נָפַל H5307J to fall: kill |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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