Exodus

Exodus 19:14–15

¹⁴When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes. ¹⁵“Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”

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Exodus 19:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Moses	מֹשֶׁ֛ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
came down	וַיֵּ֧רֶד	way·yê·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the mountain	הָהָ֖ר	hā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the people	הָעָ֑ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
he consecrated them	וַיְקַדֵּשׁ֙	way·qad·dêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
and they washed	וַֽיְכַבְּס֖וּ	way·ḵab·bə·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3526 (tread), wash
their clothes	שִׂמְלֹתָֽם׃	śim·lō·ṯām	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8071 wrapper, mantle

Exodus 19:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be	הֱי֥וּ	hĕ·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
prepared	נְכֹנִ֖ים	nə·ḵō·nîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H3559 be firm
for the third	לִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת	liš·lō·šeṯ	Preposition-l; Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
day	יָמִ֑ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
he said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the people	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
Do not	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
draw near	תִּגְּשׁ֖וּ	tig·gə·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
a woman	אִשָּֽׁה׃	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.