Exodus
Exodus 20:20
20“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be afraid | תִּירָאוּ֒ | tî·rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֣ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| replied | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| For | כִּ֗י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| God | הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| has come | בָּ֖א | bā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | לְבַֽעֲבוּר֙ | lə·ḇa·‘ă·ḇūr | Preposition-l, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H5668 crossed, transit, account |
| test you | נַסּ֣וֹת | nas·sō·wṯ | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H5254 test, try |
| so that | וּבַעֲב֗וּר | ū·ḇa·‘ă·ḇūr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H5668 crossed, transit, account |
| the fear of Him | יִרְאָת֛וֹ | yir·’ā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3374 fear |
| may be before | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| you | פְּנֵיכֶ֖ם | pə·nê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| to keep | לְבִלְתִּ֥י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| you from sinning | תֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃ | ṯe·ḥĕ·ṭā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H2398 miss |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 13:3 · Proverbs 3:7 · 1 Samuel 12:20 · Isaiah 8:13 · Deuteronomy 8:2 · Genesis 22:1 · Proverbs 16:6 · Job 28:28 · Exodus 15:25–26 · Proverbs 1:7 · Isaiah 41:10 · Nehemiah 5:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.