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Faceפָּנִיםto faceבְּפָנִיםYHWHיְהוָהspokeדִּבֶּרwith youעִמָּכֶםon the mountainבָּהָרfrom the midstמִתּוֹךְof the fire.הָאֵשׁ
Deuteronomy 5:4
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With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 5:4, word by word
- Faceפָּנִיםpanim
presence
Literally "the face": being before someone, face to face.
Where else “panim” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- spokeדִּבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears- on the mountainהָרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- from the midstתּוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears
The context
3Not with our fathers did YHWH make this covenant, but with us, we, these who are here today, all of us alive.
4 · This verse (above)
5I was standing between YHWH and you at that time to declare to you the word of YHWH, for you were afraid because of the fire and did not go up the mountain. He said: