Exodus
Exodus 34:4
4So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals. He rose early in the morning, and taking the two stone tablets in his hands, he went up Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Moses | מֹשֶׁ֤ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| chiseled out | וַיִּפְסֹ֡ל | way·yip̄·sōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6458 hew, hew into shape |
| two | שְׁנֵֽי־ | šə·nê- | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| stone | אֲבָנִ֜ים | ’ă·ḇā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H68 stone |
| tablets | לֻחֹ֨ת | lu·ḥōṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3871 tablet, board or plank, plate |
| like the originals | כָּרִאשֹׁנִ֗ים | kā·ri·šō·nîm | Preposition-k, Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H7223 former, first, chief |
| He rose early | וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם | way·yaš·kêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7925 start, rise, early |
| in the morning | בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ | ḇab·bō·qer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| and taking | וַיִּקַּ֣ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| the two | שְׁנֵ֖י | šə·nê | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| stone | אֲבָנִֽים׃ | ’ă·ḇā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H68 stone |
| tablets | לֻחֹ֥ת | lu·ḥōṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3871 tablet, board or plank, plate |
| in his hands | בְּיָד֔וֹ | bə·yā·ḏōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| he went up | וַיַּ֙עַל֙ | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| Mount | הַ֣ר | har | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| Sinai | סִינַ֔י | sî·nay | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5514 Sinai |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had commanded him | צִוָּ֥ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.