Exodus 20:18 Go deeper
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And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it , they removed, and stood afar off. (KJV)
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וְכָל\־ve.kholand all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 20:18 word 1
הָעָם֩ha.'Amthe 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 20:18 word 2
רֹאִ֨יםro.'Im[were] seeing
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
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 20:18 word 3
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 20:18 word 4
הַקּוֹלֹ֜תha.ko.Lotthe thunder claps
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: voice: thunder
Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 9:23, Exodus 9:28, Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 9:34, Exodus 19:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963I; TAHOT Exodus 20:18 word 5
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 20:18 word 6
הַלַּפִּידִ֗םha.la.pi.Dimthe lightning
Lemma: לַפִּיד (lap.pid) · Strong's: H3940
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: torch
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Judges 7:16, Judges 7:20, Judges 15:4, Judges 15:5, Job 41:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3940; TAHOT Exodus 20:18 word 7
וְאֵת֙ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 20:18 word 8
ק֣וֹלKol[the] sound of
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice: sound
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 28:35, Exodus 32:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963H; TAHOT Exodus 20:18 word 9
הַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.Farthe ram's horn
Lemma: שֹׁפָר (sho.phar) · Strong's: H7782
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: trumpet
Used 72 times. Also: Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Leviticus 25:9, Joshua 6:4, Joshua 6:5, Joshua 6:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7782; TAHOT Exodus 20:18 word 10
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 20:18 word 11
הָהָ֖רha.Harthe mountain
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Exodus 20:18 word 12
עָשֵׁ֑ן'a.Shensmoking
Lemma: עָשֵׁן (a.shen) · Strong's: H6226
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: smoking
Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 7:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6226; TAHOT Exodus 20:18 word 13
וַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'and it saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 20:18 word 14
הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe 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 20:18 word 15
וַיָּנֻ֔עוּvai.ya.Nu.'uand they trembled
Lemma: נוּעַ (nu.a) · Strong's: H5128
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to shake
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 4:14, Numbers 32:13, Judges 9:9, Judges 9:11, Judges 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5128; TAHOT Exodus 20:18 word 16
וַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.Duand they stood
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Exodus 20:18 word 17
מֵֽרָחֹֽק\׃Me.ra.Chokfrom a distance
Lemma: רָחֹק (ra.choq) · Strong's: H7350
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: distant
Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 22:4, Genesis 37:18, Exodus 2:4, Exodus 20:21, Exodus 24:1, Numbers 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7350; TAHOT Exodus 20:18 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| witnessed | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| the thunder | → | קוֹל H6963I voice: thunder |
| and lightning | → | לַפִּיד H3940 torch |
| the sounding | → | קוֹל H6963I voice: thunder |
| of the ram’s horn | → | שֹׁפָר H7782 trumpet |
| and the mountain | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| enveloped in smoke | → | עָשֵׁן H6226 smoking |
| they trembled | → | נוּעַ H5128 to shake |
| and stood | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| at a distance | → | רָחֹק H7350 distant |
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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