Exodus 19:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze, and many of them perish.”
Exodus 19:21 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 19:2115 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֶלʾelNear
מֹשֶׁהmōšehMoses
רֵדrēdDescend
הָעֵדhāʿēdDuplicate
בָּעָםbāʿāmIn people
פֶּןpenRemoval
יֶהֶרְסוּyeherəsûPull
אֶלʾelNear
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
לִרְאוֹתlirəʾwōtTo see
וְנָפַלwənāp̄alAnd fall
מִמֶּנּוּmimenûPart
רָבrāvAbundant
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