Exodus 19:13
No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”
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ASV
no hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, he shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
KJV
There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| תִגַּ֨ע | ti.Ga' | it will touch | H5060 → |
| בּ֜וֹ | bo | <in> <the> him | |
| יָ֗ד | Yad | a hand | H3027 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| סָק֤וֹל | sa.Kol | certainly <to stone> | H5619 → |
| יִסָּקֵל֙ | yi.sa.Kel | he will be stoned to death | H5619 → |
| אוֹ־ | 'ov- | or | H176 → |
| יָרֹ֣ה | ya.Roh | certainly <to shot> | H3384 → |
| יִיָּרֶ֔ה | yi.ya.Reh | he will be shot | H3384 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | whether | H518 → |
| בְּהֵמָ֥ה | be.he.Mah | an animal | H929 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | or | H518 → |
| אִ֖ישׁ | 'ish | a human | H376 → |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| יִחְיֶ֑ה | yich.Yeh | it will live | H2421 → |
| בִּמְשֹׁךְ֙ | bim.shoKh | when sounds | H4900 → |
| הַיֹּבֵ֔ל | hai.yo.Vel | the ram's horn | H3104 → |
| הֵ֖מָּה | He.mah | they | H1992 → |
| יַעֲל֥וּ | ya.'a.Lu | they will go up | H5927 → |
| בָהָֽר׃ | va.Har | on the mountain | H2022 → |
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