Exodus 20:18

“All the people were seeing the thunders and the flames and the sound of the horn and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood far off.”

Exodus 20:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 20:18, word by word

the peopleעָםam

crowd

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

Where else “am” appears
were seeingרֹאִיםroim

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “roim” appears
the thundersקּוֹלֹתkolot

thunder

The roar of the sky that goes with a storm.

Where else “kolot” appears
and the flamesלַּפִּידִםlapidim

torch, flame

Torch, flame; also lightning.

Where else “lapidim” appears
of the hornשֹּׁפָרshofar

horn (shofar)

Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.

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and the mountainהָרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “har” appears
smokingעָשֵׁןashen

smoking

Smoking, giving off smoke.

Where else “ashen” appears
they trembledיָּנֻעוּyanuu

stagger

To shake, tremble, totter.

Where else “yanuu” appears
and stoodיַּעַמְדוּyaamdu

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

Where else “yaamdu” appears
far offרָחֹקrachok

far

To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.

Where else “rachok” appears

The context

17You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male slave, or his female slave, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

18 · This verse (above)

19They said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will listen; but let not Elohim speak with us, lest we die.”

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