- Exodus 23:26
לֹא תִהְיֶה מְשַׁכֵּלָה וַעֲקָרָה בְּאַרְצֶךָ אֶת־מִסְפַּר יָמֶיךָ אֲמַלֵּא׃
No woman in your land shall miscarry or be infertile. I will let you enjoy the full count of your days.
Targum Onkelos
לָא תְהֵי תָּכְלָא וְעַקְרָא בְּאַרְעָךְ יָת מִנְיַן יוֹמָךְ אַשְׁלֵים׃
No woman will suffer miscarriage or remain childless in your land. I will cause the number of your days to be full.
- Exodus 23:27
אֶת־אֵימָתִי אֲשַׁלַּח לְפָנֶיךָ וְהַמֹּתִי אֶת־כׇּל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר תָּבֹא בָּהֶם וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־כׇּל־אֹיְבֶיךָ אֵלֶיךָ עֹרֶף׃
I will send forth My terror before you, and I will throw into panic all the people among whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn tail before you.
Targum Onkelos
יָת אֵימְתִי אֲשַׁלַּח קֳדָמָךְ וַאֲשַׁגֵּישׁ יָת כָּל עַמָּא דְּאַתְּ אָתֵי לְאָגָחָא בְּהוֹן קְרָב וְאֶמְסַר יָת כָּל בַּעֲלֵי דְּבָבָךְ קֳדָמָךְ מַחְזְרֵי קְדָל׃
I will send My dread ahead of you, and I will bring panic to all the people among whom you will come [to fight against]. I will make all your enemies turn their backs to [before] you.
- Exodus 23:28
וְשָׁלַחְתִּי אֶת־הַצִּרְעָה לְפָנֶיךָ וְגֵרְשָׁה אֶת־הַחִוִּי אֶת־הַכְּנַעֲנִי וְאֶת־הַחִתִּי מִלְּפָנֶיךָ׃
I will send a plague ahead of you, and it shall drive out before you the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites.
Targum Onkelos
וְאֶשְׁלַח יָת עָרָעִיתָא קֳדָמָךְ וּתְתָרֵיךְ יָת חִוָּאֵי יָת כְּנַעֲנָאֵי וְיָת חִתָּאֵי מִן קֳדָמָךְ׃
I will send [deadly] hornets ahead of you, and they will drive out the Chivites, the Canaanites, and the Chittites from before you.
- Exodus 23:29
לֹא אֲגָרְשֶׁנּוּ מִפָּנֶיךָ בְּשָׁנָה אֶחָת פֶּן־תִּהְיֶה הָאָרֶץ שְׁמָמָה וְרַבָּה עָלֶיךָ חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה׃
I will not drive them out before you in a single year, lest the land become desolate and the wild beasts multiply to your hurt.
Targum Onkelos
לָא אֲתָרֵיכִנּוּן מִן קֳדָמָךְ בְּשַׁתָּא חֲדָא דִּלְמָא תְהֵי אַרְעָא צָדְיָא וְתִסְגֵּי עֲלָךְ חַיַּת בָּרָא׃
I will not drive them out in a single year, lest the land become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against you.
- Exodus 23:30
מְעַט מְעַט אֲגָרְשֶׁנּוּ מִפָּנֶיךָ עַד אֲשֶׁר תִּפְרֶה וְנָחַלְתָּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ׃
I will drive them out before you little by little, until you have increased and possess the land.
Targum Onkelos
זְעֵיר זְעֵיר אֲתָרֵיכִנּוּן מִן קֳדָמָךְ עַד דְּתִסְגֵּי וְתַחְסֵין יָת אַרְעָא׃
Little by little I will drive them from before you, until you have increased and occupy the land.
- Exodus 23:31
וְשַׁתִּי אֶת־גְּבֻלְךָ מִיַּם־סוּף וְעַד־יָם פְּלִשְׁתִּים וּמִמִּדְבָּר עַד־הַנָּהָר כִּי ׀ אֶתֵּן בְּיֶדְכֶם אֵת יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ וְגֵרַשְׁתָּמוֹ מִפָּנֶיךָ׃
I will set your borders from the Sea of Reeds to the Sea of Philistia, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hands, and you will drive them out before you.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲשַׁוֵּי יָת תְּחוּמָךְ מִיַּמָּא דְּסוּף וְעַד יַמָּא דִּפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי וּמִמַּדְבְּרָא עַד פְּרָת אֲרֵי אֶמְסַר בְּיַדְכוֹן יָת יָתְבֵי אַרְעָא וּתְתָרֵיכִנּוּן מִן קֳדָמָךְ׃
I will set your borders from the Reed Sea to the Philistine Sea, and from the desert to the [Euphrates] river, for I will deliver into your hands all the inhabitants of the land, and you will drive them away before you.
- Exodus 23:32
לֹא־תִכְרֹת לָהֶם וְלֵאלֹהֵיהֶם בְּרִית׃
You shall make no covenant with them and their gods.
Targum Onkelos
לָא תִגְזַר לְהוֹן וּלְטָעֲוָתְהוֹן קְיָם׃
Do not make a pact with them or with their [false] gods.
- Exodus 23:33
לֹא יֵשְׁבוּ בְּאַרְצְךָ פֶּן־יַחֲטִיאוּ אֹתְךָ לִי כִּי תַעֲבֹד אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶם כִּי־יִהְיֶה לְךָ לְמוֹקֵשׁ׃
They shall not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me; for you will serve their gods—and it will prove a snare to you.
Targum Onkelos
לָא יִתְּבוּן בְּאַרְעָךְ דִּלְמָא יְחַיְּיבוּן יָתָךְ קֳדָמָי אֲרֵי תִפְלַח יָת טָעֲוָתְהוֹן אֲרֵי יְהוֹן לָךְ לְתַקְלָא׃
Do not allow them to live in your land, since they may cause you to sin to [before] Me; that you [might] worship their [false] gods, and this would be a [fatal] trap to you.
- Exodus 24:1
וְאֶל־מֹשֶׁה אָמַר עֲלֵה אֶל־יְהֹוָה אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן נָדָב וַאֲבִיהוּא וְשִׁבְעִים מִזִּקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶם מֵרָחֹק׃
Then Moses was told, “Come up to GOD, with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel, and bow low from afar.
Targum Onkelos
וּלְמֹשֶׁה אֲמַר סַק לִקְדָם יְיָ אַתְּ וְאַהֲרֹן נָדָב וַאֲבִיהוּא וְשִׁבְעִין מִסָּבֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְתִסְגְּדוּן מֵרַחִיק׃
He [God] had said to Moshe, ‘Go up to [the Presence of] [before] Adonoy, you, Aharon, Nadav, Avihu, and seventy of the elders of [the B’nei] Yisrael, and prostrate yourselves at a distance.
- Exodus 24:2
וְנִגַּשׁ מֹשֶׁה לְבַדּוֹ אֶל־יְהֹוָה וְהֵם לֹא יִגָּשׁוּ וְהָעָם לֹא יַעֲלוּ עִמּוֹ׃
Moses alone shall come near GOD; but the others shall not come near, nor shall the people come up with him.”
Targum Onkelos
וְיִתְקָרַב מֹשֶׁה בִּלְחוֹדוֹהִי לִקְדָם יְיָ וְאִנּוּן לָא יִתְקָרְבוּן וְעַמָּא לָא יִסְּקוּן עִמֵּיהּ׃
Moshe alone shall approach [the Presence of] [before] Adonoy, but they must not approach, and the people must not go up with him.”
- Exodus 24:3
וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה וַיְסַפֵּר לָעָם אֵת כׇּל־דִּבְרֵי יְהֹוָה וְאֵת כׇּל־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים וַיַּעַן כׇּל־הָעָם קוֹל אֶחָד וַיֹּאמְרוּ כׇּל־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר יְהֹוָה נַעֲשֶׂה׃
Moses went and repeated to the people all GOD’s commands and all the rules; and all the people answered with one voice, saying, “All the things that GOD has commanded we will do!”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲתָא מֹשֶׁה וְאִשְׁתַּעִי לְעַמָּא יָת כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָּא דַּייָ וְיָת כָּל דִּינַיָּא וַאֲתֵיב כָּל עַמָּא קָלָא חַד וַאֲמַרוּ כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָּא דְּמַלֵּיל יְיָ נַעֲבֵיד׃
Moshe came and told the people all the words of Adonoy, and all the laws. The people responded with one voice and said, “All the words that Adonoy has spoken, we will do.”
- Exodus 24:4
וַיִּכְתֹּב מֹשֶׁה אֵת כׇּל־דִּבְרֵי יְהֹוָה וַיַּשְׁכֵּם בַּבֹּקֶר וַיִּבֶן מִזְבֵּחַ תַּחַת הָהָר וּשְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה מַצֵּבָה לִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
Moses then wrote down all GOD’s commands. Early in the morning, he set up an altar at the foot of the mountain, with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.
Targum Onkelos
וּכְתַב מֹשֶׁה יָת כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָּא דַּייָ וְאַקְדֵּים בְּצַפְרָא וּבְנָא מַדְבְּחָא בְּשִׁפּוֹלֵי טוּרָא וְתַרְתַּא עֶשְׂרֵי קָמָא לִתְרֵי עֲשַׂר שִׁבְטַיָּא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל׃
Moshe wrote down all the words of Adonoy. He arose early in the morning, and built an altar beneath [at the foot of] the mountain, and [also] twelve monuments [pillars] for the twelve tribes of [the B’nei] Yisrael.
- Exodus 24:5
וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶת־נַעֲרֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעֲלוּ עֹלֹת וַיִּזְבְּחוּ זְבָחִים שְׁלָמִים לַיהֹוָה פָּרִים׃
He designated some assistants among the Israelites, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed bulls as offerings of well-being to GOD.
Targum Onkelos
וּשְׁלַח יָת בְּכוֹרֵי בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאַסִּיקוּ עֲלָוָן וְנַכִּיסוּ נִכְסַת קוּדְשִׁין קֳדָם יְיָ תּוֹרִין׃
He sent the youths [first-born] of B’nei Yisrael and they offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed oxen as peace-offerings to [before] Adonoy.
- Exodus 24:6
וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה חֲצִי הַדָּם וַיָּשֶׂם בָּאַגָּנֹת וַחֲצִי הַדָּם זָרַק עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ׃
Moses took one part of the blood and put it in basins, and the other part of the blood he dashed against the altar.
Targum Onkelos
וּנְסֵיב מֹשֶׁה פַּלְגוּת דְּמָא וְשַׁוִּי בְּמִזְרְקַיָּא וּפַלְגוּת דְּמָא זְרַק עַל מַדְבְּחָא׃
Moshe took half the blood and put it in the basins, and [the other] half the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
- Exodus 24:7
וַיִּקַּח סֵפֶר הַבְּרִית וַיִּקְרָא בְּאׇזְנֵי הָעָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר יְהֹוָה נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָע׃
Then he took the record of the covenant and read it aloud to the people. And they said, “All that GOD has spoken we will faithfully do!”
Targum Onkelos
וּנְסֵיב סִפְרָא דִּקְיָמָא וּקְרָא קֳדָם עַמָּא וַאֲמַרוּ כֹּל דְּמַלֵּיל יְיָ נַעֲבֵיד וּנְקַבֵּיל׃
He then took the Book of the Covenant, and read it in the ears of [before] the people. They said, “All that Adonoy has spoken, we will do and we will listen [obey].”
- Exodus 24:8
וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה אֶת־הַדָּם וַיִּזְרֹק עַל־הָעָם וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה דַם־הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת יְהֹוָה עִמָּכֶם עַל כׇּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה׃
Moses took the blood and dashed it on the people and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that GOD now makes with you concerning all these commands.”
Targum Onkelos
וּנְסֵיב מֹשֶׁה יָת דְּמָא וּזְרַק עַל מַדְבְּחָא לְכַפָּרָא עַל עַמָּא וַאֲמַר הָא דַם קְיָמָא דִּגְזַר יְיָ עִמְּכוֹן עַל כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין׃
Moshe then took the blood and cast it on the [Altar to atone on behalf of the] people, and he said, “Behold, this is the blood of the covenant which Adonoy has made with you regarding all these words.”
- Exodus 24:9
וַיַּעַל מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן נָדָב וַאֲבִיהוּא וְשִׁבְעִים מִזִּקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel ascended;
Targum Onkelos
וּסְלֵיק מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן נָדָב וַאֲבִיהוּא וְשִׁבְעִין מִסָּבֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
Moshe and Aharon then went up along with Nadav and Avihu, and seventy of the elders of [the B’nei] Yisrael.
- Exodus 24:10
וַיִּרְאוּ אֵת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְתַחַת רַגְלָיו כְּמַעֲשֵׂה לִבְנַת הַסַּפִּיר וּכְעֶצֶם הַשָּׁמַיִם לָטֹהַר׃
and they saw the God of Israel—under whose feet was the likeness of a pavement of sapphire, like the very sky for purity.
Targum Onkelos
וַחֲזוֹ יָת יְקָר אֱלָהָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וּתְחוֹת כּוּרְסֵי יְקָרֵיהּ כְּעוֹבָד אֶבֶן טָבָא וּכְמִחְזֵי שְׁמַיָּא לְבָרִירוּ׃
They saw [a vision of] the [Glory of the] God of Yisrael, and under His feet [the throne of His Glory] [there was something] like a brickwork of sapphire [precious stone], and it was like the essence [image] of heaven in purity.
- Exodus 24:11
וְאֶל־אֲצִילֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא שָׁלַח יָדוֹ וַיֶּחֱזוּ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוּ׃
Yet [God] did not raise a hand against the leaders of the Israelites; they beheld God, and they ate and drank.
Targum Onkelos
וּלְרַבְרְבֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָא הֲוָה נִזְקָא וַחֲזוֹ יָת יְקָרָא דַּייָ וַהֲווֹ חָדַן בְּקוּרְבָּנֵיהוֹן דְּאִתְקַבַּלוּ כְּאִלּוּ אָכְלִין וְשָׁתַן׃
But against the nobility of the B’nei Yisrael, He [God] did not send His hand [there was no damage]. They envisioned [saw the Glory of] God, and they [rejoiced in their sacrifices which were accepted graciously as if they] ate and drank.
- Exodus 24:12
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה עֲלֵה אֵלַי הָהָרָה וֶהְיֵה־שָׁם וְאֶתְּנָה לְךָ אֶת־לֻחֹת הָאֶבֶן וְהַתּוֹרָה וְהַמִּצְוָה אֲשֶׁר כָּתַבְתִּי לְהוֹרֹתָם׃
GOD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and wait there, and I will give you the stone tablets with the teachings and commandments that I have inscribed to instruct them.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה סַק לִקְדָמַי לְטוּרָא וִהְוִי תַמָּן וְאֶתֵּין לָךְ יָת לוּחֵי אַבְנָא וְאוֹרָיְתָא וְתַפְקֵידְתָּא דִּכְתַבִית לְאַלּוֹפֵיהוֹן׃
Adonoy then said to Moshe, “Come up to [before] Me to the mountain and remain there. I will give you the tablets of stone, the Torah and the commandment, which I have written [in order] to teach them.”
- Exodus 24:13
וַיָּקׇם מֹשֶׁה וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ מְשָׁרְתוֹ וַיַּעַל מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הַר הָאֱלֹהִים׃
So Moses and his attendant Joshua arose, and Moses ascended the mountain of God.
Targum Onkelos
וְקָם מֹשֶׁה וִיהוֹשֻעַ מְשׁוּמְשָׁנֵיהּ וּסְלֵיק מֹשֶׁה לְטוּרָא דְּאִתְגְּלִי עֲלוֹהִי יְקָרָא דַּייָ׃
Moshe and Yehoshua, his attendant, set out, but [only] Moshe went up to the mountain [upon which the Glory] of God [was revealed].
- Exodus 24:14
וְאֶל־הַזְּקֵנִים אָמַר שְׁבוּ־לָנוּ בָזֶה עַד אֲשֶׁר־נָשׁוּב אֲלֵיכֶם וְהִנֵּה אַהֲרֹן וְחוּר עִמָּכֶם מִי־בַעַל דְּבָרִים יִגַּשׁ אֲלֵהֶם׃
To the elders he had said, “Wait here for us until we return to you. You have Aaron and Hur with you; let anyone who has a legal matter approach them.”
Targum Onkelos
וּלְסָבַיָּא אֲמַר אוֹרִיכוּ לַנָא הָכָא עַד דִּנְתוּב לְוָתְכוֹן וְהָא אַהֲרֹן וְחוּר עִמְּכוֹן מַן דְּאִית לֵיהּ דִּינָא יִתְקָרַב לִקְדָמֵיהוֹן׃
He [Moshe] said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you, and Aharon and Chur will be with you. Whoever has a claim can approach [before] them.”
- Exodus 24:15
וַיַּעַל מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָהָר וַיְכַס הֶעָנָן אֶת־הָהָר׃
When Moses had ascended the mountain, the cloud covered the mountain.
Targum Onkelos
וּסְלֵיק מֹשֶׁה לְטוּרָא וַחֲפָא עֲנָנָא יָת טוּרָא׃
Moshe went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.
- Exodus 24:16
וַיִּשְׁכֹּן כְּבוֹד־יְהֹוָה עַל־הַר סִינַי וַיְכַסֵּהוּ הֶעָנָן שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים וַיִּקְרָא אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִתּוֹךְ הֶעָנָן׃
The Presence of GOD settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud hid it for six days. On the seventh day Moses was called from the midst of the cloud.
Targum Onkelos
וּשְׁרָא יְקָרָא דַּייָ עַל טוּרָא דְּסִינַי וַחֲפָהִי עֲנָנָא שִׁתָּא יוֹמִין וּקְרָא לְמֹשֶׁה בְּיוֹמָא שְׁבִיעָאָה מִגּוֹ עֲנָנָא׃
The glory of Adonoy rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day, He called to Moshe from the midst of the cloud.
- Exodus 24:17
וּמַרְאֵה כְּבוֹד יְהֹוָה כְּאֵשׁ אֹכֶלֶת בְּרֹאשׁ הָהָר לְעֵינֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
Now the Presence of GOD appeared in the sight of the Israelites as a consuming fire on the top of the mountain.
Targum Onkelos
וְחֵיזוּ יְקָרָא דַּייָ כְּאִישָׁא אָכְלָא בְּרֵישׁ טוּרָא לְעֵינֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
The appearance of Adonoy’s glory was like [the appearance of] a consuming flame at the top to the mountain; before the eyes of the B’nei Yisrael.
- Exodus 24:18
וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה בְּתוֹךְ הֶעָנָן וַיַּעַל אֶל־הָהָר וַיְהִי מֹשֶׁה בָּהָר אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם וְאַרְבָּעִים לָיְלָה׃
Moses went inside the cloud and ascended the mountain; and Moses remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
Targum Onkelos
וְעָאל מֹשֶׁה בְּגוֹ עֲנָנָא וּסְלֵיק לְטוּרָא וַהֲוָה מֹשֶׁה בְּטוּרָא אַרְבְּעִין יְמָמִין וְאַרְבְּעִין לֵילָוָן׃
And Moshe came into the midst of the cloud. and went up into the mountain. Moshe remained on the mountain for forty days and forty nights.