Exodus

Exodus 20:19

¹⁹“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Speak	דַּבֵּר־	dab·bêr-	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H1696 speak
to us	עִמָּ֖נוּ	‘im·mā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5973 with
yourself	אַתָּ֥ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
and we will listen	וְנִשְׁמָ֑עָה	wə·niš·mā·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H8085 hear
they said	וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
But do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
speak	יְדַבֵּ֥ר	yə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to us	עִמָּ֛נוּ	‘im·mā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5973 with
or	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
we will die	נָמֽוּת׃	nā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H4191 die

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.