and beוְהָיוּreadyנְכֹנִיםfor the third day;לַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁיforכִּיon the third dayבַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁיYHWHיְהוָהwill come downיֵרֵדin the sightלְעֵינֵיof allכָלthe peopleהָעָםuponעַלMountהַרSinai.סִינָי
Exodus 19:11
Study it in the app“and be ready for the third day; for on the third day YHWH will come down in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 19:11, word by word
- and beהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- readyנְכֹנִיםnechonim
prepare
To get something set and done beforehand.
Where else “nechonim” appears- for the third dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- for the third dayשְּׁלִישִׁיshelishi
third
The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.
Where else “shelishi” 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- will come downיֵרֵדyered
come down
God comes down to see or act.
Where else “yered” appears- in the sightעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- Mountהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- Sinaiסִינָיsinay
Sinai
See it on the mapWhere else “sinay” appears
Places in this verse
Sinai ?
Today: disputed; traditionally Jebel Musa, Sinai, Egypt
A mountain in the wilderness; which one it was is not known for certain, and its location is disputed.
There God spoke with Moses and gave the law to Israel (Exod 19:20; 24:16).
The context
10YHWH said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments
11 · This verse (above)
12You shall set limits for the people all around, saying, ‘Take care not to go up on the mountain or touch its edge. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.