Exodus 19:21
and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.
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ASV
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to gaze, and many of them perish.
KJV
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.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mo.Sheh | Moses | H4872 → |
| רֵ֖ד | red | go down | H3381 → |
| הָעֵ֣ד | ha.'Ed | warn | H5749 → |
| בָּעָ֑ם | ba.'Am | <in> the people | H5971 → |
| פֶּן־ | pen- | lest | H6435 → |
| יֶהֶרְס֤וּ | ye.her.Su | they should break through | H2040 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| לִרְא֔וֹת | lir.'ot | to see | H7200 → |
| וְנָפַ֥ל | ve.na.Fal | and it will fall | H5307 → |
| מִמֶּ֖נּוּ | mi.Me.nu | of it | H4480 → |
| רָֽב׃ | Rav | many | H7227 → |
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