AndוַMosesמֹשֶׁהsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Consecrate yourselvesמִלְאוּ יֶדְכֶםtodayהַיּוֹםto YHWH,לַיהוָהforכִּיeach man has beenאִישׁagainst his sonבִּבְנוֹand against his brother,וּבְאָחִיוso as to bestowוְלָתֵתupon youעֲלֵיכֶםtodayהַיּוֹםa blessing.”בְּרָכָה
Exodus 32:29
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
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).
Where else “moshe” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Consecrate yourselvesמִלְאוּmilu
ordain
Literally "fill the hand": to install someone as priest.
Where else “milu” appears- “Consecrate yourselvesיֶדְyed
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yed” appears- todayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- 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.
Where else “yhva” appears- each man has beenאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- against his sonבְנven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- and against his brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- so as to bestowתֵתtet
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tet” appears- a blessingבְּרָכָהberacha
blessing
The good God gives, or words asking for it.
Where else “beracha” appears
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.”