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Exodus

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All the people perceived the thunder and the lightning flashes and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood at a distance.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
All the whole, all Noun H3605 וְכָל־ ve·chol-
the people people Noun H5971 הָעָם֩ ha·'am
perceived to see Verb H7200 רֹאִ֨ים ro·'im
the thunder sound, voice Noun H6963 הַקֹּולֹ֜ת hak·ko·v·lot
and the lightning flashes a torch Noun H3940 הַלַּפִּידִ֗ם hal·lap·pi·dim
and the sound sound, voice Noun H6963 קֹ֣ול ko·vl
of the trumpet a horn (for blowing) Noun H7782 הַשֹּׁפָ֔ר ha·sho·far,
and the mountain mountain, hill, hill country Noun H2022 הָהָ֖ר ha·har
Analysis:

Mountain often represents Government and power in the Jewish mind set. 

smoking; smoking Adjective H6226 עָשֵׁ֑ן a·shen;
and when the people people Noun H5971 הָעָם֙ ha·'am
saw to see Verb H7200 וַיַּ֤רְא vai·yar·
[it], they trembled to quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter Verb H5128 וַיָּנֻ֔עוּ vai·ya·nu·'u,
and stood to take one's stand, stand Verb H5975 וַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּ vai·ya·'am·du
at a distance. distant, far, a distance Adjective H7350 מֵֽרָחֹֽק׃ me·ra·chok.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 All the people perceived the thunder and the lightning flashes and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood at a distance.
King James Bible All And all the people perceived saw the thunder thunderings, and the lightning flashes lightnings, and the sound noise of the trumpet trumpet, and the mountain smoking; smoking: and when the people saw it, they trembled removed, and stood at a distance.afar off.
Hebrew Greek English All the people perceived the thunder and the lightning flashes and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood at a distance.