Exodus

Exodus 20:18

¹⁸When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָם֩	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
witnessed	רֹאִ֨ים	rō·’îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7200 see
the thunder	הַקּוֹלֹ֜ת	haq·qō·w·lōṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6963 sound, voice
and lightning	הַלַּפִּידִ֗ם	hal·lap·pî·ḏim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3940 torch
the sounding	ק֣וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of the ram’s horn	הַשֹּׁפָ֔ר	haš·šō·p̄ār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7782 horn
and the mountain	הָהָ֖ר	hā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
enveloped in smoke	עָשֵׁ֑ן	‘ā·šên	Adjective - masculine singular	H6226 smoking
they trembled	וַיָּנֻ֔עוּ	way·yā·nu·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5128 quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter
and stood	וַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּ	way·ya·‘am·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
at a distance	מֵֽרָחֹֽק׃	mê·rā·ḥōq	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7350 distant, far

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 19:16–18 · Jeremiah 23:23 · Hebrews 12:18–19 · Psalm 139:7–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.