Exodus 19:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 19:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֵּ֧רֶד
yârad
H3381
to go down
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַ֥ר
har
H2022
mountain
סִינַ֖י
Çîynay
H5514
Sinai
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
רֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הָהָ֑ר
har
H2022
mountain
וַיִּקְרָ֨א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
יְהוָ֧ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְמֹשֶׁ֛ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
רֹ֥אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הָהָ֖ר
har
H2022
mountain
וַיַּ֥עַל
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
מֹשֶֽׁה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. Yahweh called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh descended on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain, and Yahweh called Moses to the top of the mountain. And Moses ascended.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).