Exodus 20:22

“YHWH said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘You have seen that from heaven I have spoken with you.”

Exodus 20:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 20:22, 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
to the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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have seenרְאִיתֶםreitem

realize

To realize: "he saw that it was good".

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heavenשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

heaven

God's dwelling, from which he is called "the Elohim of the heavens".

Where else “shamayim” appears
I have spokenדִּבַּרְתִּיdibarti

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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The context

21The people stood far off, while Moses drew near to the dense cloud where Elohim was.

22 · This verse (above)

23You shall not make beside me gods of silver, and gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves.

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