Deuteronomy 18:16

“according to all that you asked of YHWH your Elohim at Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, “Let me not hear again the voice of YHWH my Elohim, and this great fire let me not see anymore, so that I do not die.””

Deuteronomy 18:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 18:16, word by word

you askedשָׁאַלְתָּshaalta

ask for

To ask for something, or borrow.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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on the dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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of the assemblyקָּהָלkahal

assembly

The people gathered before YHWH.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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hearשְׁמֹעַshemoa

obey

To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.

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againאֹסֵףosef

do again

To do again what had already been done.

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the voiceקוֹלkol

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

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greatגְּדֹלָהgedola

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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seeאֶרְאֶהere

see

To see with one's eyes.

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dieאָמוּתamut

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemHoreb?
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Horeb ?

    Today: disputed; traditionally Jebel Musa, Sinai, Egypt

    The mountain of God in the wilderness; another name for Sinai or a nearby mountain, and its location is not certain.

    There God spoke to Moses from the bush that burned without burning up (Exod 3:1-2). Elijah came there fleeing from Jezebel (1 Kgs 19:8).

    Exodus 3:1Deuteronomy 5:21 Kings 19:8

The context

15A prophet from among you, from your brothers, like me, YHWH your Elohim will raise up for you; to him you shall listen,

16 · This verse (above)

17And YHWH said to me, “They have spoken well in what they have spoken.

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