Exodus 19:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Moses said unto the Lord, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.”
Exodus 19:23 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 19:2320 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
מֹשֶׁהmōšehMoses
אֶלʾelNear
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
לֹאlōʾNot
יוּכַלyûḵalBe able
הָעָםhāʿāmThe people
לַעֲלֹתlaʿălōtTo ascend
אֶלʾelNear
הַרharMountain
סִינָיsînāySinai
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
אַתָּהʾatāhThou
הַעֵדֹתָהhaʿēdōtāhDuplicate
בָּנוּbānûIn
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
הַגְבֵּלhagəbēlTwist
אֶתʾet—
הָהָרhāhārThe mountain
וְקִדַּשְׁתּוֹwəqidašətwōAnd be
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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