Exodus

Exodus 32:15–16

15Then Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back. 16The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.

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Exodus 32:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
turnedוַיִּ֜פֶןway·yi·p̄enConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6437 turn
and went downוַיֵּ֤רֶדway·yê·reḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3381 come or go down, descend
the mountainהָהָ֔רhā·hārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
with the twoוּשְׁנֵ֛יū·šə·nêConjunctive waw; Number - masculine dual constructH8147 two
tabletsלֻחֹ֥תlu·ḥōṯNoun - masculine plural constructH3871 tablet, board or plank, plate
of the Testimonyהָעֵדֻ֖תhā·‘ê·ḏuṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5715 testimony
in his handsבְּיָד֑וֹbə·yā·ḏōwPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
They were inscribedכְּתֻבִים֙kə·ṯu·ḇîmVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralH3789 write
on bothמִשְּׁנֵ֣יmiš·šə·nêPreposition-m; Number - masculine dual constructH8147 two
sidesעֶבְרֵיהֶ֔ם‘eḇ·rê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH5676 region across or beyond, side
frontמִזֶּ֥הmiz·zehPreposition-m; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
and backוּמִזֶּ֖הū·miz·zehConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that

Exodus 32:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The tabletsוְהַ֨לֻּחֹ֔תwə·hal·lu·ḥōṯConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH3871 tablet, board or plank, plate
were the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma·‘ă·śêhNoun - masculine singular constructH4639 deed, work
of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
and the writingוְהַמִּכְתָּ֗בwə·ham·miḵ·tāḇConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4385 writing
the writingמִכְתַּ֤בmiḵ·taḇNoun - masculine singular constructH4385 writing
of Godאֱלֹהִים֙’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
engravedחָר֖וּתḥā·rūṯVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH2801 grave, engrave
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the tabletsהַלֻּחֹֽת׃hal·lu·ḥōṯArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3871 tablet, board or plank, plate

Cross-references

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Exodus 32:15 Deuteronomy 9:15 · Exodus 40:20 · Deuteronomy 5:22 · Psalm 19:7 · Exodus 24:18 · Exodus 31:18 · Exodus 16:34

Exodus 32:16 Exodus 31:18 · Hebrews 8:10 · Deuteronomy 9:15 · 2 Corinthians 3:3 · Exodus 34:4 · Deuteronomy 9:9–11 · Deuteronomy 10:1 · Exodus 34:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.