Exodus

Exodus 19:15

¹⁵“Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”

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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.