Exodus

Exodus 19:12–13

12And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. 13No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows — whether man or beast, he must not live.’b

Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.c”

Footnotes

  • b 19:13 Cited in Hebrews 12:20|HEB 12:20
  • c 19:13 Or may they go up on the mountain

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Exodus 19:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And you are to set up a boundaryוְהִגְבַּלְתָּ֤wə·hiḡ·bal·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH1379 bound, border
for the peopleהָעָם֙hā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
aroundסָבִ֣יבsā·ḇîḇAdverbH5439 circuit, round about
and tell themלֵאמֹ֔רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
Be carefulהִשָּׁמְר֥וּhiš·šā·mə·rūVerb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine pluralH8104 keep, watch, preserve
not to go upעֲל֥וֹת‘ă·lō·wṯVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5927 go up, ascend, climb
on the mountainבָּהָ֖רbā·hārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
or touchוּנְגֹ֣עַū·nə·ḡō·a‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5060 touch, reach, strike
its baseבְּקָצֵ֑הוּbə·qā·ṣê·hūPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7097 end, extremity
Whoeverכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
touchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַhan·nō·ḡê·a‘Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5060 touch, reach, strike
the mountainבָּהָ֖רbā·hārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
shall surely be put to deathמ֥וֹתmō·wṯVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH4191 die

Exodus 19:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Noלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
handיָ֗דyāḏNoun - feminine singularH3027 hand
shall touchתִגַּ֨עṯig·ga‘Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH5060 touch, reach, strike
himבּ֜וֹbōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
butכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
he shall surely be stonedסָק֤וֹלsā·qō·wlVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH5619 stone, put to death by stoning
orאוֹ־’ōw-ConjunctionH176 or
shotיָרֹ֣הyā·rōhVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH3384 throw, shoot
with arrowsיִיָּרֶ֔הyî·yā·rehVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3384 throw, shoot
whetherאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
manאִ֖ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
orאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
beastבְּהֵמָ֥הbə·hê·māhNoun - feminine singularH929 beast, animal, cattle
he must notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
liveיִחְיֶ֑הyiḥ·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2421 live
Only when the ram’s hornהַיֹּבֵ֔לhay·yō·ḇêlArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3104 ram, ram's horn, cornet
sounds a long blastבִּמְשֹׁךְ֙bim·šōḵPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH4900 draw, drag
may theyהֵ֖מָּהhêm·māhPronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
approachיַעֲל֥וּya·‘ă·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5927 go up, ascend, climb
the mountainבָהָֽר׃ḇā·hārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country

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Exodus 19:12 Hebrews 12:20–21 · Joshua 3:4

Exodus 19:13 Hebrews 12:20 · Exodus 19:16 · 1 Thessalonians 4:16

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