Exodus 23:21 — King James Version← Study notes

“Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.”

Exodus 23:21 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 23:2114 words

הִשָּׁמֶרhišāmerHedge

מִפָּנָיוmipānāywFrom face

וּשְׁמַעûšəmaʿAnd hear

בְּקֹלוֹbəqōlwōIn voice

אַלʾalNot

תַּמֵּרtamērBe

בּוֹbwōIn

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

לֹאlōʾNot

יִשָּׂאyiśāʾLift

לְפִשְׁעֲכֶםləp̄išəʿăḵemTo revolt

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

שְׁמִיšəmîAppellation

בְּקִרְבּוֹbəqirəbwōIn nearest

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

הִשָּׁמֶרhišāmerHedge

מִפָּנָיוmipānāywFrom face

וּשְׁמַעûšəmaʿAnd hear

בְּקֹלוֹbəqōlwōIn voice

אַלʾalNot

תַּמֵּרtamērBe

בּוֹbwōIn

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

לֹאlōʾNot

יִשָּׂאyiśāʾLift

לְפִשְׁעֲכֶםləp̄išəʿăḵemTo revolt

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

שְׁמִיšəmîAppellation

בְּקִרְבּוֹbəqirəbwōIn nearest

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