The Meaning of Exodus 19:14 Explained

Exodus 19:14

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Exodus 19:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Exo 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: Exo 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 19:14 mean?

So went down Moses from the mountain to the people and sanctified - the people and they washed their clothes
וַיֵּ֧רֶד מֹשֶׁ֛ה מִן־ הָהָ֖ר אֶל־ הָעָ֑ם וַיְקַדֵּשׁ֙ אֶת־ הָעָ֔ם וַֽיְכַבְּס֖וּ שִׂמְלֹתָֽם

וַיֵּ֧רֶד  So  went  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
מֹשֶׁ֛ה  Moses 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹשֶׁה  
Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
הָהָ֖ר  the  mountain 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
הָעָ֑ם  the  people 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
וַיְקַדֵּשׁ֙  and  sanctified 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָדַשׁ  
Sense: to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָעָ֔ם  the  people 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
וַֽיְכַבְּס֖וּ  and  they  washed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: כָּבַס  
Sense: to wash (by treading), be washed, perform the work of a fuller.
שִׂמְלֹתָֽם  their  clothes 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: שִׂמְלָה  
Sense: wrapper, mantle, covering garment, garments, clothes, raiment, a cloth.

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