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Exodus 33:5

For the LORD had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I should go with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.’”
Exodus 33:5
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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)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה אֱמֹ֤ר אֶל־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אַתֶּ֣ם עַם־קְשֵׁה־עֹ֔רֶף רֶ֧גַע אֶחָ֛ד אֶֽעֱלֶ֥ה בְקִרְבְּךָ֖ וְכִלִּיתִ֑יךָ וְעַתָּ֗ה הוֹרֵ֤ד עֶדְיְךָ֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ וְאֵדְעָ֖ה מָ֥ה אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he had said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. יְהוָ֜הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. מֹשֶׁ֗הmo.Sheh“Moses”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
  5. אֱמֹ֤ר'e.Mor“say”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  6. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  7. בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  8. יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  9. אַתֶּ֣ם'a.Tem“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
  10. עַם־'am-“[are] a people”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  11. קְשֵׁה־ke.sheh-“stiff of”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from קָשֶׁה · “severe” · Strong's H7186
  12. עֹ֔רֶף'O.ref“neck”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֹ֫רֶף · “neck” · Strong's H6203
  13. רֶ֧גַעRe.ga'“a moment”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫גַע · “moment” · Strong's H7281
  14. אֶחָ֛ד'e.Chad“one”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  15. אֶֽעֱלֶ֥ה'e.'e.Leh“I will go up”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  16. בְקִרְבְּךָ֖ve.kir.be.Cha“in midst your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קֶ֫רֶב · “among” · Strong's H7130G
  17. וְכִלִּיתִ֑יךָve.khi.li.Ti.kha“and I will make an end of you”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כָּלָה · “destroy” · Strong's H3615H
  18. וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tah“and therefore”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  19. הוֹרֵ֤דho.Red“take down”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
  20. עֶדְיְךָ֙'ed.ye.Kha“ornament[s] your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֲדִי · “ornament” · Strong's H5716
  21. מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָme.'a.Lei.kha“from on <the> yourself”
    Preposition + Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  22. וְאֵדְעָ֖הve.'e.de.'Ah“so let me consider”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  23. מָ֥הmah“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  24. אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-“will I do”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  25. לָּֽךְ׃Lakh“to <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)