Exodus

Exodus 33:5

⁵For the LORD had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I should go with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.’”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
Tell	אֱמֹ֤ר	’ĕ·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the Israelites	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
You	אַתֶּ֣ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are a stiff-necked	קְשֵׁה־	qə·šêh-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H7186 hard, severe
people	עַם־	‘am-	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
If I should go	אֶֽעֱלֶ֥ה	’e·‘ĕ·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
with you	בְקִרְבְּךָ֖	ḇə·qir·bə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst
for a single	אֶחָ֛ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
moment	רֶ֧גַע	re·ḡa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7281 a moment
I would destroy you	וְכִלִּיתִ֑יךָ	wə·ḵil·lî·ṯî·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
Now	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
take off	הוֹרֵ֤ד	hō·w·rêḏ	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
your jewelry	עֶדְיְךָ֙	‘eḏ·yə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5716 ornaments
and I will decide	וְאֵדְעָ֖ה	wə·’ê·ḏə·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H3045 know
what	מָ֥ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
to do	אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־	’e·‘ĕ·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
with you	לָּֽךְ׃	lāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular

Cross-references

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Exodus 33:3–4 · Deuteronomy 8:2 · Numbers 16:21 · Numbers 16:45–46 · Psalm 139:23 · Psalm 73:19 · Job 34:20 · Genesis 22:12 · Isaiah 22:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.