Êxodo 19:19

19 e o som da trombeta era cada vez mais forte. Então Moisés falou, e a voz de Deus lhe respondeu.^[a]

Êxodo 19:19 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 19:19

And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long
Not in one continued tone, as before, ( Exodus 19:13 ) , where a different word is used, and when it decreased, and was about to cease, which was to summon the people to attend; but now they were come to the foot of the mount, and this sounding was a preparation to the giving of the law unto them, and was not one continued even tone: but waxed louder and louder; or, "going, and exceeding strong"; or, "strengthening itself exceedingly" ^F24; it went on to an high pitch, until it was exceeding vehement and strong, and so sonorous as scarce to be bore:

Moses spake;
what he said is not here recorded; it is highly probable, as has been observed by some, that he uttered those words related of him in ( Hebrews 12:21 ) "I exceedingly fear and quake": such an impression did this loud and strong voice of the trumpet make upon him:

and God answered him by a voice;
a still and gentle one, in order to encourage and comfort him; and so the Targum of Jonathan paraphrases it,

``with a pleasant and audible voice, and with delightful words.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 (dam qzxw Klwh) (probainousai iscuroterai sfodra) , Sept. "iens et fortificans se valde", Montanus; "roborans se", Vatablus; "quum pergeret et invalesceret valde", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Êxodo 19:19 In-Context

17 Moisés levou o povo para fora do acampamento, para encontrar-se com Deus, e eles ficaram ao pé do monte.

18 O monte Sinai estava coberto de fumaça, pois o SENHOR tinha descido sobre ele em chamas de fogo. Dele subia fumaça como que de uma fornalha; todo o monte tremia violentamente,

19 e o som da trombeta era cada vez mais forte. Então Moisés falou, e a voz de Deus lhe respondeu.

20 O SENHOR desceu ao topo do monte Sinai e chamou Moisés para o alto do monte. Moisés subiu

21 e o SENHOR lhe disse: “Desça e alerte o povo que não ultrapasse os limites para ver o SENHOR, e muitos deles pereçam.

Footnotes

• [a] Ou "e Deus lhe respondeu com um trovão"