Exodus

Exodus 24:17–18

¹⁷And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.

¹⁸Moses entered the cloud as he went up on the mountain, and he remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the sight	וּמַרְאֵה֙	ū·mar·’êh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4758 sight, appearance, vision
of the glory	כְּב֣וֹד	kə·ḇō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
was like a consuming	אֹכֶ֖לֶת	’ō·ḵe·leṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H398 eat
fire	כְּאֵ֥שׁ	kə·’êš	Preposition-k; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
on the mountaintop	בְּרֹ֣אשׁ	bə·rōš	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
in the eyes	לְעֵינֵ֖י	lə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֛ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
entered	וַיָּבֹ֥א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the cloud	הֶעָנָ֖ן	he·‘ā·nān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6051 cloud-mass, cloud
as he went up	וַיַּ֣עַל	way·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
on	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the mountain	הָהָ֑ר	hā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and he	מֹשֶׁה֙	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
remained	וַיְהִ֤י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
on the mountain	בָּהָ֔ר	bā·hār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
forty	אַרְבָּעִ֣ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
days	י֔וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
and forty	וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים	wə·’ar·bā·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H705 forty
nights	לָֽיְלָה׃פ	lā·yə·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity

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

Exodus 24:17 Hebrews 12:29 · Deuteronomy 4:24 · Deuteronomy 4:36 · Hebrews 12:18 · Exodus 3:2 · Habakkuk 3:4–5 · Exodus 19:18 · Ezekiel 1:27

Exodus 24:18 Deuteronomy 9:9 · Exodus 34:28 · Deuteronomy 10:10 · Deuteronomy 9:18 · Deuteronomy 9:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.