The Meaning of Exodus 19:13 Explained

Exodus 19:13

KJV: There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.

YLT: a hand cometh not against him, for he is certainly stoned or shot through, whether beast or man it liveth not; in the drawing out of the jubilee cornet they go up into the mount.'

Darby: not a hand shall touch it, but it shall certainly be stoned, or shot through; whether it be a beast or a man, it shall not live. When the long drawn note of the trumpet soundeth, they shall come up to the mountain.

ASV: no hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, he shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 19:13?

MEANING: What does Exodus 19:13 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 19:13 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Exodus 19:13?

What is the context of Exodus 19:13?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether [it be] beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.

What does Exodus 19:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 19:1-15 - Moses Receives Jehovah's Words In The Mount

The plain beneath Sinai, where Israel encamped, has been identified, and the reader should study the books of travelers which afford a mental conception of the scene. The brilliant colors, in which red sandstone predominates; the shattered, thunder-stricken peaks; the awful silence; the utter absence of vegetation; the level plain giving abundant opportunity for all to hear and see-all these deserve notice. The tenderness of the divine address is very touching. Nor are we excluded from these promises, if we are among Abraham's spiritual children. See Romans 4:10. If God could carry this multitude of people, He is sufficient for us and our burdens. We also may be His peculiar treasure and a kingdom of priests.

But Israel's solemn pledge was a profound mistake. Had they known themselves better, they would never have made it, and one design of the Decalogue was to show how absolutely impossible it is for any to be justified by the works of the Law. Pentecost, which Whitsuntide commemorates, took place on the anniversary of this august scene. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 19

¹ The people arrive at Sinai
³ God's message by Moses unto the people out of the mount
⁸ The people are prepared against the third day, for the giving of the law
¹² The mountain must not be touched
¹⁶ The fearful presence of God upon the mount

What do the individual words in Exodus 19:13 mean?

Not shall touch him a hand but surely he shall be stoned or - shot [with an arrow] whether beast or man not he shall live when sounds long the trumpet they shall come near the mountain

לֹא־ תִגַּ֨ע בּ֜וֹ יָ֗ד כִּֽי־ סָק֤וֹל יִסָּקֵל֙ אוֹ־ יָרֹ֣ה יִיָּרֶ֔ה אִם־ בְּהֵמָ֥ה אִם־ אִ֖ישׁ לֹ֣א יִחְיֶ֑ה בִּמְשֹׁךְ֙ הַיֹּבֵ֔ל הֵ֖מָּה יַעֲל֥וּ בָהָֽר

תִגַּ֨ע	shall touch
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: נָגַע Sense: to touch, reach, strike.
יָ֗ד	a hand
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: יָד Sense: hand.
סָק֤וֹל	surely
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute Root: סָקַל Sense: to stone (to death), put to death by stoning.
יִסָּקֵל֙	he shall be stoned
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: סָקַל Sense: to stone (to death), put to death by stoning.
יָרֹ֣ה	-
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute Root: יׄורֶה Sense: to throw, shoot, cast, pour.
יִיָּרֶ֔ה	shot [with an arrow]
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יׄורֶה Sense: to throw, shoot, cast, pour.
אִם־	whether
Parse: Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if.
בְּהֵמָ֥ה	beast
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: בְּהֵמָה Sense: beast, cattle, animal.
אִ֖ישׁ	man
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
יִחְיֶ֑ה	he shall live
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: חָיָה Sense: to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health.
בִּמְשֹׁךְ֙	when sounds long
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: מָשַׁךְ Sense: to draw, drag, seize.
הַיֹּבֵ֔ל	the trumpet
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄובֵל Sense: ram, ram’s horn, trumpet, cornet.
יַעֲל֥וּ	shall come
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: סָלַק Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
בָהָֽר	near the mountain
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: הַר Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.

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