## Onkelos Exodus Chapter 19

###### Onkelos Exodus 19:1
[Onkelos Exodus 19:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:1)

בְּיַרְחָא תְּלִיתָאָה לְמִפַּק בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאַרְעָא דְמִצְרָיִם בְּיוֹמָא הָדֵין אֲתוֹ לְמַדְבְּרָא דְסִינָי:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
In the third month of the Bnei Yisrael’s departure from the land of Egypt, on that very day they came to the desert of Sinai.


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:2
[Onkelos Exodus 19:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:2)

וּנְטָלוּ מֵרְפִידִים וַאֲתוֹ לְמַדְבְּרָא דְסִינָי וּשְׁרוֹ בְּמַדְבְּרָא וּשְׁרָא תַמָן יִשְׂרָאֵל לָקֳבֵל טוּרָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
They had journeyed from Rephidim and had come to the desert of Sinai, and camped in the desert. Yisrael camped there opposite the mountain.


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:3
[Onkelos Exodus 19:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:3)

וּמשֶׁה סְלֵק **קֳדָם** יְיָ וּקְרָא לֵהּ יְיָ מִן טוּרָא לְמֵימַר כִּדְנַן תֵּימַר לְבֵית יַעֲקֹב וּתְחַוִי לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Moshe went up to [**before**] [the Presence of] God, and Adonoy called to him from the mountain, saying, “This is what you shall say to the House of Yaakov, and tell to the Bnei Yisrael.


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:4
[Onkelos Exodus 19:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:4)

אַתּוּן חֲזִתּוּן דִי עֲבָדִית לְמִצְרָיִם וּנְטָלִית (נ"א **וְאַטְלִית**) יָתְכוֹן **כִּדְ**עַל גַדְפֵי נִשְׁרִין **וְקָרֵבִית** יָתְכוֹן **לְפָלְחָנִי**:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
‘You saw what I did to Egypt; and [how] I carried [**transported**] you [**as if**] on wings of eagles, and brought you [**close**] to Me [**My worship**].


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:5
[Onkelos Exodus 19:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:5)

וּכְעַן אִם **קַבָּלָא תְקַבְּלוּן לְמֵימְרִי** וְתִטְרוּן יָת קְיָמִי וּתְהוֹן קֳדָמַי **חַבִּיבִין** מִכָּל עַמְמַיָא אֲרֵי דִי לִי כָּל אַרְעָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
And now if you listen diligently [**obey**] to My voice [**Word**], and preserve My covenant; you shall be [**more**] beloved before Me than My special treasure among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine.


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:6
[Onkelos Exodus 19:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:6)

וְאַתּוּן תְּהוֹן **קֳדָמַי מַלְכִין** כָּהֲנִין וְעַם קַדִישׁ אִלֵין פִּתְגָמַיָא דִי תְמַלֵל עִם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
You will be to [**before**] Me a kingdom of [**kings and**] kohanim, and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the Bnei Yisrael.”


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:7
[Onkelos Exodus 19:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:7)

וַאֲתָא משֶׁה וּקְרָא לְסָבֵי עַמָא וְסַדַר קֳדָמֵיהוֹן יָת כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָא הָאִלֵין דְּפַקְדֵיהּ יְיָ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Moshe came [back] and called for the elders of the people. He presented to them all these words which Adonoy had commanded him.


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:8
[Onkelos Exodus 19:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:8)

וַאֲתִיבוּ כָל עַמָא כַּחֲדָא וַאֲמָרוּ כֹּל דִי מַלִיל יְיָ נַעְבֵּד וַאֲתֵיב משֶׁה יָת פִּתְגָמֵי עַמָא **קֳדָם** יְיָ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
All the people responded in unison, and said, “All that Adonoy has spoke, we will do.” Moshe brought the words of the people to [**before**] Adonoy.


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:9
[Onkelos Exodus 19:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:9)

וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמשֶׁה הָא אֲנָא **מִתְגְלִי** לָךְ בְּעֵיבָא דַעֲנָנָא בְּדִיל דְיִשְׁמַע עַמָא בְּמַלָלוּתִי עִמָךְ וְאַף בָּךְ יְהֵימְנוּן לְעָלָם וְחַוִי משֶׁה יָת פִּתְגָמֵי עַמָא **קֳדָם** יְיָ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Adonoy said to Moshe, “Behold, I will come [**become revealed**] to you in a thick cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak to you, and they will also believe in you forever.” Moshe told Adonoy the words of the people [**before (Adonoy)**].


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:10
[Onkelos Exodus 19:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:10)

וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמשֶׁה אִזֵיל לְוָת עַמָא וּתְזַמְנִנוּן יוֹמָא דֵין וּמְחָר וִיחַוְרוּן לְבוּשֵׁיהוֹן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Adonoy said to Moshe, “Go to the people, and sanctify [prepare] them today and tomorrow, and let them cleanse their clothing.


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:11
[Onkelos Exodus 19:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:11)

וִיהוֹן זְמִינִין לְיוֹמָא תְלִיתָאָה אֲרֵי בְּיוֹמָא תְלִיתָאָה **יִתְגְלִי** יְיָ לְעֵינֵי כָל עַמָא עַל טוּרָא דְסִינָי:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Let them be ready for the third day, for on the third day, Adonoy will descend [**become revealed**] on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:12
[Onkelos Exodus 19:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:12)

וּתְתַחֵם יָת עַמָא סְחוֹר סְחוֹר לְמֵימַר אִסְתַּמָרוּ לְכוֹן מִלְמִסַק בְּטוּרָא וּלְמִקְרַב בְּסוֹפֵהּ כָּל דְיִקְרַב בְּטוּרָא אִתְקְטָלָא יִתְקְטֵל:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Set bounds for the people around [the mountain], saying [to them], ‘Be careful not to go up the mountain, or [even] to touch its edge. Whoever touches the mountain will be put to death.


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:13
[Onkelos Exodus 19:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:13)

לָא תִקְרַב בֵּהּ יְדָא אֲרֵי אִתְרְגָמָא יִתְרְגֵם אוֹ אִשְׁתְּדָאָה יִשְׁתְּדִי אִם בְּעִירָא אִם אֱנָשָׁא לָא יִתְקַיָם בְּמֵיגַד שׁוֹפָרָא אִנוּן מְרָשָׁן לְמִסַק בְּטוּרָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Do not touch him [with your] hand, for he will be stoned or cast down. Neither man or beast will be allowed to live. When the [ram’s] horn is sounded with a long blast, they will [then] be permitted to go up on the mountain.”


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:14
[Onkelos Exodus 19:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:14)

וּנְחַת משֶׁה מִן טוּרָא לְוָת עַמָא וְזַמִין יָת עַמָא **וְחַוָרוּ** לְבוּשֵׁיהוֹן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Moshe went down from the mountain to the people. He sanctified the people, and they immersed [**washed**] [themselves and] their clothing.


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:15
[Onkelos Exodus 19:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:15)

וַאֲמַר לְעַמָא הֱווֹ זְמִינִין לִתְלָתָא יוֹמִין לָא תִקְרְבוּן לְצַד אִתְּתָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
He said to the people, “Be ready by the end of three days. Do not come near a woman.


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:16
[Onkelos Exodus 19:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:16)

וַהֲוָה בְיוֹמָא תְלִיתָאָה בְּמֶהֱוֵי צַפְרָא וַהֲוָה קָלִין וּבַרְקִין וַעֲנָנָא תַקִיף עַל טוּרָא וְקַל שׁוֹפָרָא תַּקִיף לַחֲדָא וְזָע כָּל עַמָא דִי בְמַשְׁרִיתָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
It was on the third day, in the morning, that there was thunder and lightning. A heavy cloud was on the mountain, and there was a very loud sound of the shofar. All the people in the camp trembled.


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:17
[Onkelos Exodus 19:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:17)

וְאַפֵּיק משֶׁה יָת עַמָא לְקַדָמוּת **מֵימְרָא** דַיְיָ מִן מַשְׁרִיתָא וְאִתְעַתָּדוּ בְּשִׁפּוֹלֵי טוּרָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Moshe brought the people toward [the Divine Presence of] [**the Word of**] God, [leading them] out of the camp. They stood at the foot of the mountain.


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:18
[Onkelos Exodus 19:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:18)

וְטוּרָא דְסִינַי תָּנַן כֻּלֵהּ מִן קֳדָם **דְאִתְגְלִי** עֲלוֹהִי יְיָ בְּאֶשָׁתָא וּסְלִיק תְּנָנֵהּ כִּתְנָנָא דְאַתּוּנָא וְזָע כָּל טוּרָא לַחֲדָא:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
The entire Mount Sinai was enveloped with smoke, for Adonoy had descended [**become revealed**] upon it in fire. Its smoke rose like the smoke of a [lime] furnace and the entire mountain trembled violently.


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:19
[Onkelos Exodus 19:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:19)

וַהֲוָה קַל שׁוֹפָרָא אָזֵל וְתָקֵף לַחֲדָא משֶׁה מְמַלֵל וּמִן **קֳדָם** יְיָ מִתְעֲנֵי לֵהּ בְקָל:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
The sound of the shofar grew louder and louder. Moshe spoke and [**from before**] God responded to him [**he was answered**] with [His] voice.


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:20
[Onkelos Exodus 19:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:20)

**וְאִתְגְלִי** יְיָ עַל טוּרָא דְסִינַי לְרֵישׁ טוּרָא וּקְרָא יְיָ לְמשֶׁה לְרֵישׁ טוּרָא וּסְלִיק משֶׁה:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Adonoy descended [**became revealed**] on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain, and Adonoy called to Moshe to come up to the top of the mountain, and Moshe went up.


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:21
[Onkelos Exodus 19:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:21)

וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמשֶׁה חוּת אַסְהֵיד בְּעַמָא דִילְמָא יְפַגְרוּן **קֳדָם** יְיָ לְמֶחֱזֵי וְיִפֵּל מִנְהוֹן סַגִי:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Adonoy said to Moshe, “Go down and warn the people lest they break through [the boundary] toward [**before**] [the Presence of] Adonoy in order to see; and many [of them] will die.


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:22
[Onkelos Exodus 19:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:22)

וְאַף כָּהֲנַיָא דִקְרִיבִין **לְשַׁמָשָׁא קֳדָם** יְיָ יִתְקַדְשׁוּן דִילְמָא **יִקְטוֹל** בְּהוֹן יְיָ:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Even the kohanim who [usually] come near to [**serve before**] Adonoy’s Presence, must be sanctified, lest Adonoy send destruction among [**kill**] them.”


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:23
[Onkelos Exodus 19:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:23)

וַאֲמַר משֶׁה **קֳדָם** יְיָ לָא יִכּוֹל עַמָא לְמִסַק לְטוּרָא דְסִינַי אֲרֵי אַתְּ אַסְהֵדְתָּ בָּנָא לְמֵימַר תַּחִים יָת טוּרָא וְקַדֵשְׁהִי:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Moshe said to [**before**] Adonoy, “The people can not go up to Mount Sinai, for You have warned us saying, ‘Set a boundary around the mountain and sanctify it.’”


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:24
[Onkelos Exodus 19:24](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:24)

וַאֲמַר לֵהּ יְיָ אִזֵיל חוּת וְתִסַק אַתְּ וְאַהֲרֹן עִמָךְ וְכָהֲנַיָא וְעַמָא לָא יְפַגְרוּן לְמִסַק לִ**קֳדָם** יְיָ דִילְמָא **יִקְטוֹל** בְּהוֹן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Adonoy said to him, “Go down. You will then come up [again], along with Aharon. The kohanim and the people, [however,] must not break through to go up toward [**before**] [the Presence of] Adonoy, lest He send destruction among [**kill**] them.”


###### Onkelos Exodus 19:25
[Onkelos Exodus 19:25](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Onkelos%20Exodus/r/19:25)

וּנְחַת משֶׁה לְעַמָא וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן:

**Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]:**
Moshe went down to the people, and he said [this] to them.