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Mosesמֹשֶׁהwent downוַיֵּרֶדfromמִןthe mountainהָהָרtoאֶלthe peopleהָעָםand consecratedוַיְקַדֵּשׁthe people,אֶת הָעָםand they washedוַיְכַבְּסוּtheir garments.שִׂמְלֹתָם
Exodus 19:14
Study it in the app“Moses went down from the mountain to the people and consecrated the people, and they washed their garments.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 19:14, word by word
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- went downיֵּרֶדyered
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yered” appears- the mountainהָרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- the peopleעָםam
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appears- and consecratedיְקַדֵּשׁyekadesh
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “yekadesh” appears- and they washedיְכַבְּסוּyechabsu
wash
To wash clothes; or wash from sin.
Where else “yechabsu” appears- their garmentsשִׂמְלֹתָsimlota
cloak
Cloak: the outer garment, which also served as a covering for sleeping.
Where else “simlota” appears
The context
13No hand shall touch him, for he shall surely be stoned or surely shot with arrows; whether animal or man, he shall not live.’ When the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, they shall go up on the mountain.”
14 · This verse (above)
15He said to the people, “Be ready in three days; do not go near a woman.”