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They saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto Moses,אֶל מֹשֶׁה“Youאַתָּהspeakדַּבֵּרwith us,עִמָּנוּand we will listen;וְנִשְׁמָעָהbut let notוְאַלElohimאֱלֹהִיםspeakיְדַבֵּרwith us,עִמָּנוּlestפֶּןwe die.”נָמוּת
Exodus 20:19
Study it in the app“They said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will listen; but let not Elohim speak with us, lest we die.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 20:19, word by word
- They saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” 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- speakדַּבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- and we will listenנִשְׁמָעָהnishmaa
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “nishmaa” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- we dieנָמוּתnamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “namut” appears
The context
18All 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.
19 · This verse (above)
20Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for Elohim has come in order to test you, and so that the fear of him may be before you, so that you may not sin.”