Exodus 24:12

“YHWH said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and be there, and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the instruction and the commandment that I have written to teach them.””

Exodus 24:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 24:12, 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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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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“Come upעֲלֵהale

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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on the mountainהָרָhara

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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and beהְיֵהheye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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and I will giveאֶתְּנָהetna

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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the tabletsלֻחֹתluchot

tablet

Tablet, a flat piece of stone, wood or metal to write on; also a board or plank.

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of stoneאֶבֶןeven

stone

A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.

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with the instructionתּוֹרָהtora

teaching of YHWH

What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.

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and the commandmentמִּצְוָהmitsva

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

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I have writtenכָּתַבְתִּיkatavti

write

To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.

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to teach themהוֹרֹתָhorota

teach

To show someone the way he should go; to instruct him.

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The context

11But against the leaders of the sons of Israel he did not stretch out his hand; they beheld Elohim, and they ate and drank.

12 · This verse (above)

13Moses rose, with Joshua his attendant, and Moses went up to the mountain of Elohim.

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