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Exodus 19:14

And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.

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וַיֵּ֧רֶדvayeredand bring downיָרַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring down”, the next action in the storyH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…מֹשֶׁ֛הmoshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הָהָ֖רhaharthe hillהַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הָעָ֑םhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וַיְקַדֵּשׁ֙vayqadeshand appointקָדַשׁconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and appoint”, the next action in the storyH6942to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), [idiom] wholly.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָעָ֔םhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וַֽיְכַבְּס֖וּvaykhabsvand washכָּבַסconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and wash”, the next action in the storyH3526to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurativefuller, wash(-ing).שִׂמְלֹתָֽםsimlotamapparelשִׂמְלָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “apparel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8071a dress, especially a mantleapparel, cloth(-es, -ing), garment, raiment. Compare H8008 (שַׂלְמָה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their garments.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their garments.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Moses cometh down from the mount unto the people, and sanctifieth the people, and they wash their garments;

World English Bible

Moses went down from the mountain to the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.

Darby Translation

And Moses came down from the mountain to the people, and hallowed the people; and they washed their clothes.

Douay-Rheims

And Moses came down from the mount to the people, and sanctified them. And when they had washed their garments,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their garments.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Moses went down from the mountain to the people, and sanctified them, and they washed their clothes.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κατέβη δὲ Μωυσῆς ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους πρὸς τὸν λαὸν, καὶ ἡγίασεν αὐτούς· καὶ ἔπλυναν τὰ ἱμάτια.

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Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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