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YHWHיְהוָהcame downוַיֵּרֶדuponעַלMountהַרSinai,סִינַיtoאֶלthe topרֹאשׁof the mountain;הָהָרand YHWHוַ יְהוָהcalledיִּקְרָאMosesלְמֹשֶׁהtoאֶלthe topרֹאשׁof the mountain,הָהָרand Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהwent up.יַּעַל
Exodus 19:20
Study it in the app“YHWH came down upon Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain; and YHWH called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 19:20, word by word
- 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- came downיֵּרֶדyered
come down
God comes down to see or act.
Where else “yered” appears- Mountהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- Sinaiסִינַיsinay
Sinai
See it on the mapWhere else “sinay” appears- the topרֹאשׁrosh
top
Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.
Where else “rosh” appears- calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- 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 upיַּעַלyaal
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaal” 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
19As the sound of the horn grew louder and louder, Moses would speak, and Elohim would answer him with a voice.
20 · This verse (above)
21YHWH said to Moses, “Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to YHWH to look, and many of them fall.