Exodus 34:2

“And be ready for the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself to me there on the top of the mountain.”

Exodus 34:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 34:2, word by word

And beהְיֵהheye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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readyנָכוֹןnachon

prepare

To get something set and done beforehand.

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for the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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and come upעָלִיתָalita

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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to Mountהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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and present yourselfנִצַּבְתָּnitsavta

stand

To remain upright in a place without moving.

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on the topרֹאשׁrosh

top

Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.

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Places in this verse

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

    Today: disputed; traditionally Jebel Musa, Sinai, Egypt

    A mountain in the wilderness; which one it was is not known for certain, and its location is disputed.

    There God spoke with Moses and gave the law to Israel (Exod 19:20; 24:16).

    Exodus 19:20Exodus 19:11Exodus 24:16Acts 7:38

The context

1And YHWH said to Moses, “Cut for yourself two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.

2 · This verse (above)

3No man shall come up with you, and also let no man be seen on all the mountain; not even the flocks and the herds shall graze in front of that mountain.”

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