So he cutוַיִּפְסֹלtwoשְׁנֵיtabletsלֻחֹתof stoneאֲבָנִיםlike the first ones;כָּרִאשֹׁנִיםand Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהrose earlyיַּשְׁכֵּםin the morningבַבֹּקֶרand went upוַיַּעַלto Mountאֶל הַרSinai,סִינַיasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commandedצִוָּהhim,אֹתוֹand he tookוַיִּקַּחin his handבְּיָדוֹtwoשְׁנֵיtabletsלֻחֹתof stone.אֲבָנִים
Exodus 34:4
Study it in the app“So he cut two tablets of stone like the first ones; and Moses rose early in the morning and went up to Mount Sinai, as YHWH had commanded him, and he took in his hand two tablets of stone.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 34:4, word by word
- So he cutיִּפְסֹלyifsol
carve, hew
Carve, hew stone or wood.
Where else “yifsol” appears- twoשְׁנֵיshene
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shene” appears- tabletsלֻחֹתluchot
tablet
Tablet, a flat piece of stone, wood or metal to write on; also a board or plank.
Where else “luchot” appears- of stoneאֲבָנִיםavanim
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanim” appears- like the first onesרִאשֹׁנִיםrishonim
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishonim” appears- and 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- rose earlyיַּשְׁכֵּםyashkem
rise early
To get up early to do something.
Where else “yashkem” appears- in the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- and went upיַּעַלyaal
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaal” appears- to Mountהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- Sinaiסִינַיsinay
Sinai
See it on the mapWhere else “sinay” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears- had commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- and he tookיִּקַּחyikach
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “yikach” appears- in his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears
Places in this verse
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).
The context
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.”
4 · This verse (above)
5And YHWH descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of YHWH.