So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be carefulDeuteronomy 4:15
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥ם מְאֹ֖ד לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֣י לֹ֤א רְאִיתֶם֙ כָּל־תְּמוּנָ֔ה בְּי֗וֹם דִּבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֧ה אֲלֵיכֶ֛ם בְּחֹרֵ֖ב מִתּ֥וֹךְ הָאֵֽשׁ׃
- וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.Tem“and you will take heed”Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַר · “guard” · Strong's H8104H
- מְאֹ֖דme.'Od“exceedingly”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
- לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םle.naf.sho.tei.Khem“to selves your”Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “myself” · Strong's H5315I
- כִּ֣יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- לֹ֤אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- רְאִיתֶם֙re.'i.Tem“you saw”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- כָּל־kol-“any”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- תְּמוּנָ֔הte.mu.Nah“form”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תְּמוּנָה · “likeness” · Strong's H8544
- בְּי֗וֹםbe.Yom“on [the] day”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- דִּבֶּ֨רdi.Ber“[when] he spoke”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
- יְהוָ֧הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֲלֵיכֶ֛ם'a.lei.Khem“to you”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- בְּחֹרֵ֖בbe.cho.Rev“at Horeb”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from חֹרֵב · “Horeb” · Strong's H2722
- מִתּ֥וֹךְmi.Tokh“from [the] middle of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
- הָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'Esh“the fire”Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
Places named in this verse
- Horeb (Mount Horeb) · today: Jebel Musamountain · Identification: certain · Map of Mount Horeb (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Mount Horeb on OpenBible.info