Exodus 32:15 Go deeper
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And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. (KJV)
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וַיִּ֜פֶןvai.Yi.fenand he turned
Lemma: פָּנָה (pa.nah) · Strong's: H6437G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to turn
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 18:22, Genesis 24:31, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:63, Exodus 2:12, Exodus 7:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6437G; TAHOT Exodus 32:15 word 1
וַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redand he went down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 32:15 word 2
מֹשֶׁה֙mo.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 32:15 word 3
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 32:15 word 4
הָהָ֔רha.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 32:15 word 5
וּשְׁנֵ֛יu.she.Neiand [the] two
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Acbdc (Acbdc)
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 32:15 word 6
לֻחֹ֥תlu.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 31:18, Exodus 32:16, Exodus 32:19, Exodus 34:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3871; TAHOT Exodus 32:15 word 7
הָעֵדֻ֖תha.'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 32:15 word 8
בְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.Do[were] in hand his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Exodus 32:15 word 9
לֻחֹ֗תlu.Chottablets
Lemma: לוּחַ (lu.ach) · Strong's: H3871
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: tablet
Used 43 times. Also: Exodus 24:12, Exodus 27:8, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:16, Exodus 32:19, Exodus 34:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3871; TAHOT Exodus 32:15 word 10
כְּתֻבִים֙ke.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 31:18, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 34:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT Exodus 32:15 word 11
מִשְּׁנֵ֣יmi.she.Neifrom [the] two
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Acbdc (Acbdc)
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 32:15 word 12
עֶבְרֵיהֶ֔ם'ev.rei.Hemsides their
Lemma: עֵ֫בֶר (e.ver) · Strong's: H5676G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: side: beside
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 28:26, Exodus 39:19, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 32:19, Deuteronomy 4:49, Joshua 12:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5676G; TAHOT Exodus 32:15 word 13
מִזֶּ֥הmi.Zehfrom this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Exodus 32:15 word 14
וּמִזֶּ֖הu.mi.Zehand from this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Exodus 32:15 word 15
הֵ֥םhemthey
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Exodus 32:15 word 16
כְּתֻבִֽים\׃ke.tu.Vim[were] written
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 31:18, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 34:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT Exodus 32:15 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| turned | → | פָּנָה H6437G to turn |
| and went down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| the mountain | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| with the two | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| tablets | → | לוּחַ H3871 tablet |
| of the Testimony | → | עֵדוּת H5715 testimony |
| in his hands | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| . . . | → | לוּחַ H3871 tablet |
| They were inscribed | → | כָּתַב H3789 to write |
| on both | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| sides | → | עֵ֫בֶר H5676G side: beside |
| front | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| and back | → | זֶה H2088 this |
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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