Exodus 32:29

“And Moses said, “Consecrate yourselves today to YHWH, for each man has been against his son and against his brother, so as to bestow upon you today a blessing.””

Exodus 32:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 32:29, word by word

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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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Consecrate yourselvesמִלְאוּmilu

ordain

Literally "fill the hand": to install someone as priest.

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“Consecrate yourselvesיֶדְyed

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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todayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

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to YHWHיהוָהyhva

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.

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each man has beenאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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against his sonבְנven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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and against his brotherאָחִיachi

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

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so as to bestowתֵתtet

give

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

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a blessingבְּרָכָהberacha

blessing

The good God gives, or words asking for it.

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Translation note

“Consecrate yourselves” is literally “fill your hand” (an imperative), the expression used for installing a priest (Exodus 28:41). See Deuteronomy 33:8-10.

The context

28And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses, and there fell of the people on that day about three thousand men.

29 · This verse (above)

30And it happened on the next day that Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. And now I will go up to YHWH; perhaps I can make expiation for your sin.”

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