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Deuteronomy

5

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"And when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes and your elders.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"And when you heard to hear Verb H8085 כְּשָׁמְעֲכֶ֤ם ke·sha·me·'a·chem
the voice sound, voice Noun H6963 הַקֹּול֙ hak·ko·vl
from the midst midst Noun H8432 מִתֹּ֣וךְ mit·to·vch
of the darkness, darkness, obscurity Noun H2822 הַחֹ֔שֶׁךְ ha·cho·shech,
while the mountain mountain, hill, hill country Noun H2022 וְהָהָ֖ר ve·ha·har
Analysis:

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

was burning to burn, consume Verb H1197 בֹּעֵ֣ר bo·'er
with fire, a fire Noun H784 בָּאֵ֑שׁ ba·'esh;
you came near to come near, approach Verb H7126 וַתִּקְרְב֣וּן vat·tik·re·vun
to me, all the whole, all Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
the heads head Noun H7218 רָאשֵׁ֥י ra·shei
of your tribes rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe Noun H7626 שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖ם shiv·tei·chem
and your elders. old Adjective H2205 וְזִקְנֵיכֶֽם׃ ve·zik·nei·chem.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "And when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes and your elders.
King James Bible "And And it came to pass, when you ye heard the voice from out of the midst of the darkness, while (for the mountain was burning did burn with fire, you fire,) that ye came near to unto me, even all the heads of your tribes tribes, and your elders.elders;
Hebrew Greek English "And when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes and your elders.