Exodus 19:21

“YHWH said to Moses, “Go down, warn the people, lest they break through to YHWH to look, and many of them fall.”

Exodus 19:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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).

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“Go downרֵדred

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

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warnהָעֵדhaed

warn

To warn strongly, calling someone as witness.

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the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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they break throughיֶהֶרְסוּyehersu

tear down; break through

Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.

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to lookרְאוֹתreot

see

To see with one's eyes.

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and manyרָבrav

many

A great number of people or things.

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fallנָפַלnafal

fall in battle

To die in battle, killed by the enemy.

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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.”

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