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Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. (KJV)

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הִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.mertake care

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104J

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNv2ms)

Meaning: to keep: careful

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 24:6, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 31:29, Exodus 10:28, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 23:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104J; TAHOT Exodus 23:21 word 1

מִפָּנָ֛יוmi.pa.Navfrom before him

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Exodus 23:21 word 2

וּשְׁמַ֥עu.she.Ma'and listen

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to hear: obey

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 21:12, Genesis 22:18, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 27:8, Genesis 27:13, Genesis 27:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085H; TAHOT Exodus 23:21 word 3

בְּקֹל֖וֹbe.ko.Loto voice his

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: voice

Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Exodus 23:21 word 4

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Exodus 23:21 word 5

תַּמֵּ֣רta.Meryou cause bitterness

Lemma: מָרַר (ma.rar) · Strong's: H4843

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: to provoke

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 49:23, Exodus 1:14, Ruth 1:13, Ruth 1:20, 2 Kings 4:27, Job 27:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4843; TAHOT Exodus 23:21 word 6

כִּ֣יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 23:21 word 7

לֹ֤אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 23:21 word 8

יִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'he will forgive

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to lift: forgive

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 50:17, Exodus 10:17, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 14:18, Numbers 14:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375I; TAHOT Exodus 23:21 word 9

לְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֔םle.fish.'a.Khemto transgression your

Lemma: פֶּ֫שַׁע (pe.sah) · Strong's: H6588

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: transgression

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 34:7, Leviticus 16:16, Leviticus 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6588; TAHOT Exodus 23:21 word 10

כִּ֥יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 23:21 word 11

שְׁמִ֖יshe.Miname my

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Exodus 23:21 word 12

בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ\׃be.kir.Bo[is] <in> within him

Lemma: קֶ֫רֶב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7130G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: entrails: among

Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 45:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7130G; TAHOT Exodus 23:21 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Pay attention	→	שָׁמַר H8104J to keep: careful
to him	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
and listen	→	שָׁמַע H8085H to hear: obey
to his voice	→	קוֹל H6963A voice
do not	→	אַל H0408 not
defy	→	מָרַר H4843 to provoke
him	→
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
he will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
forgive	→	נָשָׂא H5375I to lift: forgive
rebellion	→	פֶּ֫שַׁע H6588 transgression
since	→	כִּי H3588A for
My Name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
is in him	→	קֶ֫רֶב H7130G entrails: among

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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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