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When the peopleוַ הָעָםheardיִּשְׁמַעthisהַזֶּהbadהָרָעnews,אֶת הַדָּבָרthey mourned,וַיִּתְאַבָּלוּand noוְלֹאoneאִישׁput onשָׁתוּhis ornaments.עֶדְיוֹ עָלָיו
Exodus 33:4
Study it in the app“When the people heard this bad news, they mourned, and no one put on his ornaments.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 33:4, word by word
- When the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- heardיִּשְׁמַעyishma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishma” appears- badרָעra
bad
Poor in quality, unpleasant to look at, or downcast.
Where else “ra” appears- newsדָּבָרdavar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appears- they mournedיִּתְאַבָּלוּyitabalu
mourn
Mourn, grieve for the dead.
Where else “yitabalu” appears- oneאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- put onשָׁתוּshatu
put
To station something somewhere; sow enmity.
Where else “shatu” appears- his ornamentsעֶדְיedy
ornaments
Ornaments, jewelry worn on the body.
Where else “edy” appears
The context
3Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up in your midst, for you are a stubborn people, lest I consume you on the way.”
4 · This verse (above)
5And YHWH said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are a stubborn people. If for one moment I went up in your midst, I would consume you. So now, take off your ornaments from you, and I will know what I will do with you.’”