Exodus 20:19
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

Young's Literal Translation
and say unto Moses, ‘Speak thou with us, and we hear, and let not God speak with us, lest we die.’

King James Bible
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

Hebrew
“Speak
דַּבֵּר־ (dab·bêr-)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to us
עִמָּ֖נוּ (‘im·mā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

yourself
אַתָּ֥ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

and we will listen,”
וְנִשְׁמָ֑עָה (wə·niš·mā·‘āh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

they said
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Moses.
מֹשֶׁ֔ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

“But do not
וְאַל־ (wə·’al-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

let God
אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

speak
יְדַבֵּ֥ר (yə·ḏab·bêr)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to us,
עִמָּ֛נוּ (‘im·mā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

or
פֶּן־ (pen-)
Conjunction
Strong's 6435: Removal, lest

we will die.”
נָמֽוּת׃ (nā·mūṯ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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