YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Moses,אֶל מֹשֶׁה“Go down,רֵדwarnהָעֵדthe people,בָּעָםlestפֶּןthey break throughיֶהֶרְסוּtoאֶלYHWHיְהוָהto look,לִרְאוֹתand manyרָבof themמִמֶּנּוּfall.וְנָפַל
Exodus 19:21
Study it in the app“YHWH said to Moses, “Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to YHWH to look, and many of them fall.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 19:21, 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to 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- “Go downרֵדred
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “red” appears- warnהָעֵדhaed
warn
To warn strongly, calling someone as witness.
Where else “haed” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- they break throughיֶהֶרְסוּyehersu
tear down; break through
Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.
Where else “yehersu” appears- to lookרְאוֹתreot
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reot” appears- and manyרָבrav
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rav” appears- fallנָפַלnafal
fall in battle
To die in battle, killed by the enemy.
Where else “nafal” appears
The context
20YHWH 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.
21 · This verse (above)
22And also the priests who come near to YHWH must consecrate themselves, lest YHWH break out against them.”