Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 18:16

¹⁶This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb^c on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!”

Footnotes

c 18:16 That is, Mount Sinai, or possibly a mountain in the range containing Mount Sinai

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Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כְּכֹ֨ל	kə·ḵōl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
you asked	שָׁאַ֜לְתָּ	šā·’al·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
of	מֵעִ֨ם	mê·‘im	Preposition-m	H5973 with
the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
at Horeb	בְּחֹרֵ֔ב	bə·ḥō·rêḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2722 Horeb
on the day	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of the assembly	הַקָּהָ֖ל	haq·qā·hāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
when you said	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Let us not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
hear	לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙	liš·mō·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
the voice	קוֹל֙	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהָ֔י	’ĕ·lō·hāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
or see	אֶרְאֶ֥ה	’er·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H7200 see
this	הַזֹּ֛את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
great	הַגְּדֹלָ֥ה	hag·gə·ḏō·lāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
fire	הָאֵ֨שׁ	hā·’êš	Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
anymore	ע֖וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
so that we will not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
die	אָמֽוּת׃	’ā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H4191 die

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 20:19 · Deuteronomy 9:10 · Deuteronomy 5:23–28 · Hebrews 12:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.