Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 5:4–6

⁴The LORD spoke with you face to face out of the fire on the mountain.

⁵At that time I was standing between the LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. And He said: ⁶“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

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Deuteronomy 5:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָ֧ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
spoke	דִּבֶּ֨ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
with you	עִמָּכֶ֛ם	‘im·mā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5973 with
face	פָּנִ֣ים׀	pā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6440 face, before
to face	בְּפָנִ֗ים	bə·p̄ā·nîm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H6440 face, before
out of	מִתּ֥וֹךְ	mit·tō·wḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the fire	הָאֵֽשׁ׃	hā·’êš	Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
on the mountain	בָּהָ֖ר	bā·hār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country

Deuteronomy 5:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At that	הַהִ֔וא	ha·hi·w	Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
time	בָּעֵ֣ת	bā·‘êṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
I	אָ֠נֹכִי	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
was standing	עֹמֵ֨ד	‘ō·mêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
between	בֵּין־	bên-	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and you	וּבֵֽינֵיכֶם֙	ū·ḇê·nê·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine plural	H996 interval, space between
to declare	לְהַגִּ֥יד	lə·hag·gîḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5046 be conspicuous
to you	לָכֶ֖ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
the word	דְּבַ֣ר	də·ḇar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
because	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you were afraid	יְרֵאתֶם֙	yə·rê·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H3372 fear
of	מִפְּנֵ֣י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the fire	הָאֵ֔שׁ	hā·’êš	Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
and would not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go up	עֲלִיתֶ֥ם	‘ă·lî·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the mountain	בָּהָ֖ר	bā·hār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
And He said	לֵאמֹֽר׃ס	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say

Deuteronomy 5:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אָֽנֹכִי֙	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
who	אֲשֶׁ֧ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
brought you out	הוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָ	hō·w·ṣê·ṯî·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
of the land	מֵאֶ֥רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֖יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
out of the house	מִבֵּ֣ית	mib·bēṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of slavery	עֲבָדִֽ֑ים׃	ʿă·ḇå̄·ḏīm	Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 5:4 Exodus 19:18–19 · Deuteronomy 34:10 · Deuteronomy 4:36 · Deuteronomy 4:33 · Exodus 19:9 · Numbers 14:14 · Exodus 20:18–22 · Deuteronomy 5:24–26 · Exodus 33:11 · Numbers 12:8

Deuteronomy 5:5 Galatians 3:19 · Exodus 20:18–21 · Exodus 19:16 · Hebrews 12:18–24 · Hebrews 9:24 · Jeremiah 30:21 · Genesis 18:22 · Exodus 24:2–3 · Zechariah 3:1–5 · Deuteronomy 5:27 · Numbers 16:48

Deuteronomy 5:6 Exodus 20:2–17 · Psalm 81:5–10 · Leviticus 26:1–2 · Deuteronomy 4:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.