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And YHWHוַ יְהוָהdescendedיֵּרֶדin the cloudבֶּעָנָןand stoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּבwith himעִמּוֹthere,שָׁםand proclaimedוַיִּקְרָאthe nameבְשֵׁםof YHWH.יְהוָה
Exodus 34:5
Study it in the app“And YHWH descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of YHWH.”
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Exodus 34:5, word by word
- And 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- descendedיֵּרֶדyered
come down
God comes down to see or act.
Where else “yered” appears- in the cloudעָנָןanan
cloud of presence
The cloud of YHWH's presence.
Where else “anan” appears- and stoodיִּתְיַצֵּבyityatsev
take one's stand
Take one's stand, stand firm in a place, present oneself.
Where else “yityatsev” appears- and proclaimedיִּקְרָאyikra
proclaim
To announce aloud.
Where else “yikra” appears- the nameשֵׁםshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears
The context
4So 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.
5 · This verse (above)
6And YHWH passed by before him and proclaimed, “YHWH, YHWH, an El merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness,