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And the tabletsוְהַלֻּחֹתwereהֵמָּהthe workמַעֲשֵׂהof Elohim,אֱלֹהִיםand the writingוְהַמִּכְתָּבwasהוּאthe writingמִכְתַּבof Elohim,אֱלֹהִיםengravedחָרוּתon the tablets.עַל הַלֻּחֹת
Exodus 32:16
Study it in the app“And the tablets were the work of Elohim, and the writing was the writing of Elohim, engraved on the tablets.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 32:16, word by word
- And the tabletsלֻּחֹתluchot
tablet
Tablet, a flat piece of stone, wood or metal to write on; also a board or plank.
Where else “luchot” appears- the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase
workmanship
Something made by hand: a piece of craftsmanship, or an idol.
Where else “maase” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- and the writingמִּכְתָּבmichtav
writing
Writing, what is written.
Where else “michtav” appears- engravedחָרוּתcharut
engrave
Engrave. It occurs only in Exodus 32:16.
Where else “charut” appears
The context
15And Moses turned and went down from the mountain, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, tablets written on both their sides; on one side and on the other they were written.
16 · This verse (above)
17When Joshua heard the sound of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is a sound of war in the camp.”