Exodus
Exodus 19:18
18Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount | וְהַ֤ר | wə·har | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| Sinai | סִינַי֙ | sî·nay | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5514 Sinai |
| was completely | כֻּלּ֔וֹ | kul·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| enveloped in smoke | עָשַׁ֣ן | ‘ā·šan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6225 smoke, be wroth |
| because | מִ֠פְּנֵי | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had descended | יָרַ֥ד | yā·raḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| on it | עָלָ֛יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| in fire | בָּאֵ֑שׁ | bā·’êš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| And the smoke | עֲשָׁנוֹ֙ | ‘ă·šā·nōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6227 smoke |
| rose | וַיַּ֤עַל | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| like the smoke | כְּעֶ֣שֶׁן | kə·‘e·šen | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6227 smoke |
| of a furnace | הַכִּבְשָׁ֔ן | hak·kiḇ·šān | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3536 kiln |
| and the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| mountain | הָהָ֖ר | hā·hār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| quaked | וַיֶּחֱרַ֥ד | way·ye·ḥĕ·raḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2729 tremble, be terrified |
| violently | מְאֹֽד׃ | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Judges 5:5 · Revelation 15:8 · Exodus 3:2 · Psalm 144:5 · Psalm 68:7–8 · Jeremiah 4:24 · Genesis 19:28 · Psalm 104:32 · Deuteronomy 33:2 · Exodus 24:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.