Exodus 19:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:”
Exodus 19:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 19:1216 words
וְהִגְבַּלְתָּwəhigəbalətāAnd twist
אֶתʾet—
הָעָםhāʿāmThe people
סָבִיבsāvîvCircle
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
הִשָּׁמְרוּhišāmərûHedge
לָכֶםlāḵemTo
עֲלוֹתʿălwōtAscend
בָּהָרbāhārIn mountain
וּנְגֹעַûnəgōʿaAnd touch
בְּקָצֵהוּbəqāṣēhûIn extremity
כָּלkālWhole
הַנֹּגֵעַhanōgēʿaThe touch
בָּהָרbāhārIn mountain
מוֹתmwōtDie
יוּמָתyûmātDie
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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