Exodus 31:18 Go deeper
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And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God. (KJV)
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וַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.Tenand he gave
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Exodus 31:18 word 1
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 31:18 word 2
מֹשֶׁ֗הmo.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 31:18 word 3
כְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ke.kha.lo.Towhen finished he
Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to end: finish
Used 104 times. Also: Genesis 2:1, Genesis 2:2, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 18:33, Genesis 24:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3615G; TAHOT Exodus 31:18 word 4
לְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.Berto speak
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Exodus 31:18 word 5
אִתּוֹ֙'i.Towith him
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Exodus 31:18 word 6
בְּהַ֣רbe.Haron [the] mountain of
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 31:18 word 7
סִינַ֔יsi.NaiSinai
Lemma: סִינַי (si.nay) · Strong's: H5514G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Sinai
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 16:1, Exodus 19:11, Exodus 19:18, Exodus 19:20, Exodus 19:23, Exodus 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5514G; TAHOT Exodus 31:18 word 8
שְׁנֵ֖יshe.Nei[the] two
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HAcbdc)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Exodus 31:18 word 9
לֻחֹ֣תlu.Chot[the] tablets of
Lemma: לוּחַ (lu.ach) · Strong's: H3871
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: tablet
Used 43 times. Also: Exodus 24:12, Exodus 27:8, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:16, Exodus 32:19, Exodus 34:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3871; TAHOT Exodus 31:18 word 10
הָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.Dutthe testimony
Lemma: עֵדוּת (e.dut) · Strong's: H5715
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: testimony
Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 16:34, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 26:33, Exodus 26:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5715; TAHOT Exodus 31:18 word 11
לֻחֹ֣תlu.Chottablets of
Lemma: לוּחַ (lu.ach) · Strong's: H3871
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: tablet
Used 43 times. Also: Exodus 24:12, Exodus 27:8, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:16, Exodus 32:19, Exodus 34:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3871; TAHOT Exodus 31:18 word 12
אֶ֔בֶן'E.venstone
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: stone
Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Exodus 31:18 word 13
כְּתֻבִ֖יםke.tu.Vimwritten
Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)
Meaning: to write
Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 34:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT Exodus 31:18 word 14
בְּאֶצְבַּ֥עbe.'etz.Ba'by [the] finger of
Lemma: אֶצְבַּע (ets.ba) · Strong's: H0676
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: finger
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 8:19, Exodus 29:12, Leviticus 4:6, Leviticus 4:17, Leviticus 4:25, Leviticus 4:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0676; TAHOT Exodus 31:18 word 15
אֱלֹהִֽים\׃'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Exodus 31:18 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When [the LORD] had finished | → | כָּלָה H3615G to end: finish |
| speaking | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| with [Moses] | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| on Mount | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| Sinai | → | סִינַי H5514G Sinai |
| He gave | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| [him] | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| the two | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| tablets | → | לוּחַ H3871 tablet |
| of the Testimony | → | עֵדוּת H5715 testimony |
| tablets | → | לוּחַ H3871 tablet |
| of stone | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| inscribed | → | כָּתַב H3789 to write |
| by the finger | → | אֶצְבַּע H0676 finger |
| of God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
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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