YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלMoses,מֹשֶׁה“Come upעֲלֵהto meאֵלַיon the mountainהָהָרָהand beוֶהְיֵהthere,שָׁםand I will giveוְאֶתְּנָהyouלְךָthe tabletsאֶת לֻחֹתof stone,הָאֶבֶןwith the instructionוְהַתּוֹרָהand the commandmentוְהַמִּצְוָהthatאֲשֶׁרI have writtenכָּתַבְתִּיto teach them.”לְהוֹרֹתָם
Exodus 24:12
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “yomer” appears- 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- “Come upעֲלֵהale
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ale” appears- on the mountainהָרָhara
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “hara” appears- and beהְיֵהheye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “heye” appears- and I will giveאֶתְּנָהetna
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “etna” appears- the tabletsלֻחֹתluchot
tablet
Tablet, a flat piece of stone, wood or metal to write on; also a board or plank.
Where else “luchot” appears- of stoneאֶבֶןeven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appears- with the instructionתּוֹרָהtora
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “tora” appears- and the commandmentמִּצְוָהmitsva
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsva” appears- I have writtenכָּתַבְתִּיkatavti
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “katavti” appears- to teach themהוֹרֹתָhorota
teach
To show someone the way he should go; to instruct him.
Where else “horota” appears
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.