Exodus 33:4

When the people heard these bad tidings, they went into mourning, and no one put on any of his jewelry.
Exodus 33:4
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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.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע הָעָ֗ם אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הָרָ֛ע הַזֶּ֖ה וַיִּתְאַבָּ֑לוּ וְלֹא־שָׁ֛תוּ אִ֥ישׁ עֶדְי֖וֹ עָלָֽיו׃

  1. וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'“and it heard”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  2. הָעָ֗םha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. הַדָּבָ֥רha.da.Var“the word”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  5. הָרָ֛עha.Ra'“<the> bad”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “harmful” · Strong's H7451A
  6. הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  7. וַיִּתְאַבָּ֑לוּvai.yit.'a.Ba.lu“and they mourned”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָבַל · “to mourn” · Strong's H0056
  8. וְלֹא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  9. שָׁ֛תוּSha.tu“they placed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שִׁית · “put” · Strong's H7896H
  10. אִ֥ישׁ'ish“anyone”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  11. עֶדְי֖וֹed.Yo“ornament[s] his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֲדִי · “ornament” · Strong's H5716
  12. עָלָֽיו׃'a.Lav“on himself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)