Exodus 33:6

“So the sons of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments from Mount Horeb on.”

Exodus 33:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 33:6, word by word

So the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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stripped themselvesיִּתְנַצְּלוּyitnatslu

strip

To strip another of his goods, taking what he has.

Where else “yitnatslu” appears
of their ornamentsעֶדְיָedya

ornaments

Ornaments, jewelry worn on the body.

Where else “edya” appears
from Mountהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “har” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemHoreb?
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Horeb ?

    Today: disputed; traditionally Jebel Musa, Sinai, Egypt

    The mountain of God in the wilderness; another name for Sinai or a nearby mountain, and its location is not certain.

    There God spoke to Moses from the bush that burned without burning up (Exod 3:1-2). Elijah came there fleeing from Jezebel (1 Kgs 19:8).

    Exodus 3:1Deuteronomy 5:21 Kings 19:8

The context

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.’”

6 · This verse (above)

7And Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought YHWH would go out to the tent of meeting, which was outside the camp.

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