Exodus

Exodus 19:22–23

22Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”

23But Moses said to the LORD, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, for You solemnly warned us, ‘Put a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”

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Exodus 19:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Evenוְגַ֧םwə·ḡamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםhak·kō·hă·nîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3548 priest
who approachהַנִּגָּשִׁ֥יםhan·nig·gā·šîmArticle; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralH5066 draw near, approach
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
must consecrate themselvesיִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּyiṯ·qad·dā·šūVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6942 be set apart, consecrated
orפֶּן־pen-ConjunctionH6435 lest
the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
will break outיִפְרֹ֥ץyip̄·rōṣVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6555 break through
against themבָּהֶ֖םbā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural

Exodus 19:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
The peopleהָעָ֔םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
cannotלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
come upלַעֲלֹ֖תla·‘ă·lōṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5927 go up, ascend, climb
Mountהַ֣רharNoun - masculine singular constructH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Sinaiסִינָ֑יsî·nāyNoun - proper - feminine singularH5514 Sinai
forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Youאַתָּ֞ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
solemnly warnedהַעֵדֹ֤תָהha·‘ê·ḏō·ṯāhVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularH5749 return, go about, repeat, do again
usבָּ֙נוּ֙bā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
Put a boundary aroundהַגְבֵּ֥לhaḡ·bêlVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH1379 bound, border
the mountainהָהָ֖רhā·hārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and set it apart as holyוְקִדַּשְׁתּֽוֹ׃wə·qid·daš·tōwConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH6942 be set apart, consecrated

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Exodus 19:22 Exodus 24:5

Exodus 19:23 Exodus 19:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.