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Exodus 19:15 — King James Version← Study notes

And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.


Exodus 19:15Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 19:1511 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֶלʾelNear
הָעָםhāʿāmThe people
הֱיוּhĕyûExist
נְכֹנִיםnəḵōnîmBe erect
לִשְׁלֹשֶׁתlišəlōšetTo three
יָמִיםyāmîmDay
אַלʾalNot
תִּגְּשׁוּtigəšûBe
אֶלʾelNear
אִשָּׁהʾišāhWoman
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֶלʾelNear
הָעָםhāʿāmThe people
הֱיוּhĕyûExist
נְכֹנִיםnəḵōnîmBe erect
לִשְׁלֹשֶׁתlišəlōšetTo three
יָמִיםyāmîmDay
אַלʾalNot
תִּגְּשׁוּtigəšûBe
אֶלʾelNear
אִשָּׁהʾišāhWoman

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