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Be carefulהִשָּׁמֶרbefore himמִפָּנָיוand listenוּשְׁמַעto his voice;בְּקֹלוֹdo not rebelאַל תַּמֵּרagainst him,בּוֹforכִּיhe will not pardonלֹא יִשָּׂא לְyour transgression,פִשְׁעֲכֶםforכִּיmy nameשְׁמִיis in him.בְּקִרְבּוֹ
Exodus 23:21
Study it in the app“Be careful before him and listen to his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression, for my name is in him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 23:21, word by word
- Be carefulהִשָּׁמֶרhishamer
take care
To watch out for oneself.
Where else “hishamer” appears- before himפָּנָיpanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “panay” appears- and listenשְׁמַעshema
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shema” appears- to his voiceקֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- do not rebelתַּמֵּרtamer
rebel
To rebel against someone, to resist his authority.
Where else “tamer” appears- he will not pardonיִשָּׂאyisa
forgive
To take away someone's sin, forgive.
Where else “yisa” appears- your transgressionפִשְׁעֲfisha
transgression
A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.
Where else “fisha” appears- my nameשְׁמִshemi
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemi” appears- is in himקִרְבּkirb
inside
One's inner part, one's inmost self.
Where else “kirb” appears
Translation note
“Do not rebel”: the Hebrew verb resembles “make bitter,” and can also be understood “do not embitter him,” that is, do not provoke him.
The context
20Look, I am sending an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared.
21 · This verse (above)
22But if you indeed listen to his voice and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.