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Exodus 19:5-6

5Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. 6And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”
Exodus 19:5-6
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Verse 5

Original language (Hebrew)

וְעַתָּ֗ה אִם־שָׁמ֤וֹעַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ בְּקֹלִ֔י וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֑י וִהְיִ֨יתֶם לִ֤י סְגֻלָּה֙ מִכָּל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים כִּי־לִ֖י כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

  1. וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tah“and therefore”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. אִם־'im-“<if>”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  3. שָׁמ֤וֹעַsha.Mo.a'“certainly [if] <to listen>”
    Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from שָׁמַע · “obey” · Strong's H8085H
  4. תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'U“you will listen”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “obey” · Strong's H8085H
  5. בְּקֹלִ֔יbe.ko.Li“to voice my”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from קוֹל · “voice” · Strong's H6963A
  6. וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.Tem“and you will keep”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
  7. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. בְּרִיתִ֑יbe.ri.Ti“covenant my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  9. וִהְיִ֨יתֶםvih.Yi.tem“and you will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  10. לִ֤יli“of me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  11. סְגֻלָּה֙se.gu.Lah“a possession”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from סְגֻלָּה · “possession” · Strong's H5459
  12. מִכָּל־mi.kol“from all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  13. הָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.Mim“the peoples”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  14. כִּי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  15. לִ֖יli“[belongs] to <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  16. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  17. הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retz“the earth”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G

Verse 6

Original language (Hebrew)

וְאַתֶּ֧ם תִּהְיוּ־לִ֛י מַמְלֶ֥כֶת כֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְג֣וֹי קָד֑וֹשׁ אֵ֚לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּדַבֵּ֖ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

  1. וְאַתֶּ֧םve.'a.Tem“and you”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
  2. תִּהְיוּ־tih.yu-“you will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  3. לִ֛יli“for <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  4. מַמְלֶ֥כֶתmam.Le.khet“a kingdom of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from מַמְלָכָה · “kingdom” · Strong's H4467
  5. כֹּהֲנִ֖יםko.ha.Nim“priests”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  6. וְג֣וֹיve.Goy“and a nation”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  7. קָד֑וֹשׁka.Do.osh“holy”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from קָדוֹשׁ · “holy” · Strong's H6918G
  8. אֵ֚לֶּה'E.leh“these”
    Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  9. הַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.Rim“[are] the words”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  10. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  11. תְּדַבֵּ֖רte.da.Ber“you will speak”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  12. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  13. בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  14. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)