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And with AaronוּבְאַהֲרֹןYHWHיְהוָהwas greatlyמְאֹדincensed,הִתְאַנַּףto the point of destroyingלְהַשְׁמִידhim;וֹand I prayedוָאֶתְפַּלֵּלalsoגַּםforבְּעַדAaronאַהֲרֹןat that time.בָּעֵת הַהִוא
Deuteronomy 9:20
Study it in the app“And with Aaron YHWH was greatly incensed, to the point of destroying him; and I prayed also for Aaron at that time.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 9:20, word by word
- And with Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” 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- was greatlyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- incensedהִתְאַנַּףhitanaf
be angry
Be angry: grow very angry; it comes from a root that means "breathe hard."
Where else “hitanaf” appears- to the point of destroyingהַשְׁמִידhashmid
destroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “hashmid” appears- and I prayedאֶתְפַּלֵּלetpalel
pray
To talk with God, often asking for others.
Where else “etpalel” appears- at that timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears
The context
19For I was afraid of the anger and the fury with which YHWH was angry with you, to destroy you. But YHWH listened to me that time also.
20 · This verse (above)
21And your sin that you had made, the calf, I took and burned it with fire and crushed it, grinding it thoroughly, until it was fine as dust; and I threw its dust into the stream that came down from the mountain.