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SINA*, SINAI

Name of the mountain where God met Moses and gave him the Ten Commandments and the rest of the law. The name applies not only to the mountain itself but to the desert around it (Lv 7:38), as well as the entire peninsula embraced by the two arms of the Red Sea known as the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba (or Elath).

Show passage in OET: LEV 7:38

OET-RV LEV 7:38

38 that Yahweh gave to Mosheh at Mt. Sinay on the day when he ordered the Israelis to present their offerings to Yahweh when they were there in the Sinay wilderness.

OET-LV LEV 7:38

38 Which YHWH he_commanded DOM Mosheh on_the_mountain_of Şīnay in/on_day commanded_he DOM the_people_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) to_present DOM presents_of_their to/for_YHWH in_the_wilderness_of Şīnay.

Jump to OET LEV 7:38 section.

The name is probably related to Sin (wilderness of) and may even be an alternate spelling (cf. Ex 16:1; 17:1; Nm 33:11-12). Sin is one name of the ancient moon god that desert dwellers worshiped. The mountain is also called Horeb, mostly in Deuteronomy (see also 1 Kgs 8:9; 19:8; 2 Chr 5:10; Ps 106:19; Mal 4:4).

Show passage in OET: EXO 16:1

OET-RV EXO 16:1

16 Then they left Eylim, and all the Israelis entered into the wilderness at Sin (between Eylim and Sinay) around six weeks after leaving Mitsrayim (Egypt),

OET-LV EXO 16:1

16 And_they_set_out from_ʼĒylim and_ all_of the_congregation_of the_people_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) _they_came to the_wilderness_of Şīn which is_between ʼĒylim and_between Şīnay on_the_fif- teen day of_month the_second of_their_going_out from_the_land_of Miʦrayim.
Show passage in OET: EXO 17:1

OET-RV EXO 17:1

17 Then all the Israelis moved on from Sin in the wilderness, travelling following Yahweh’s instructions. They camped at Refidim but there was no water for the people to drink.

OET-LV EXO 17:1

17 And_ all_of the_congregation_of the_people_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) _they_set_out from_the_wilderness_of Şīn to_their_settings_of_out on the_mouth_of YHWH and_they_encamped at_Rəfīdīm and_there_was_not water to_ the_people _drink.
Show passage in OET: NUM 33:11–12

OET-RV NUM 33:11

11 before leaving the sea and camping in the Sin wilderness.

OET-RV NUM 33:12

12 Travelling from there, they camped at Dofkah,

OET-LV NUM 33:11

11 And_they_set_out from_the_sea_of reed[s] and_they_encamped in_the_wilderness_of Şīn.

OET-LV NUM 33:12

12 And_they_set_out from_the_wilderness_of Şīn and_they_encamped at_Dophka.
Show passage in OET: KI1 8:9

OET-RV KI1 8:9

9 There was nothing in the box except for the two stone slabs that Mosheh (Moses) had put inside at Mt. Sinay (also called Horev) where Yahweh made the agreement with the Israelis after he’d brought them out of Mitsrayim (Egypt).

OET-LV KI1 8:9

9 There_was_not in_box only the_two_of the_tablets_of (the)_stone(s) which he_had_placed there Mosheh at_Ḩorēⱱ where YHWH he_made with the_people_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) when_they_came_out from_the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt).
Show passage in OET: KI1 19:8

OET-RV KI1 19:8

8 So he got up and ate and drank. That food lasted his for forty days as he travelled to God’s mountain, Horev.

OET-LV KI1 19:8

8 And_he/it_rose_up and_he_ate and_he_drank and_he/it_went in_the_strength_of the_food (the)_that forty day[s] and_forty night[s] to the_mountain_of the_ʼElohīm Ḩorēⱱ.
Show passage in OET: CH2 5:10

OET-RV CH2 5:10

10 There was nothing in the box except the two stone tablets that Mosheh (Moses) had put in at Horev, which represented the agreement that Yahweh had made with the Israelis after they’d left Mitsrayim (Egypt).

OET-LV CH2 5:10

10 There_was_not in_box only the_two_of the_tablets which Mosheh he_had_put at_Ḩorēⱱ where YHWH he_made with the_people_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) when_they_came_out from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt).
Show passage in OET: PSA 106:19

OET-RV PSA 106:19

 ⇔  19 They made a gold calf at Horev,
 ⇔ ≈ and worshipped the metal statue there.

OET-LV PSA 106:19

19 They_made a_calf at_Ḩorēⱱ and_they_bowed_down to_a_molten_image.
Show passage in OET: MAL 4:4

OET-RV MAL 4:4

4 “Be sure to obey the law that I gave my servant Mosheh (Moses) at Mt. Sinay for all Yisrael (Israel)—the statutes and the rulings.

OET-LV MAL 3:22

22  Remember the_instruction_of Mosheh servant_of_my which I_commanded him at_Ḩorēⱱ on all_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) regulations and_judgements.

Jump to OET EXO 16:1 section.

Jump to OET EXO 17:1 section.

Jump to OET NUM 33:11–12 section.

Jump to OET KI1 8:9 section.

Jump to OET KI1 19:8 section.

Jump to OET CH2 5:10 section.

Jump to OET PSA 106:19 section.

Jump to OET MAL 4:4 section.

The traditional location of Mt Sinai is among the mountains at the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula. Since at least the fourth century, Christians have venerated Jebel Musa (Mt Moses in Arabic) as the site where God molded the families of Jacob into the nation of Israel. A Greek Orthodox monastery of St Catherine at the base of the 7,500-foot (2,286-meters) peak has been there for over 1,500 years. Other candidates for the holy mountain have been the nearby Jebel Katerina (8,670 feet, or 2,642.6 meters) and Jebel Serbal (6,800 feet, or 2,072.6 meters). Some scholars prefer a northern location near Kadesh-barnea, while others argue for a volcanic mountain across the gulf to the east in ancient Midian or Arabia (Ex 3:1; Gal 4:25).

Show passage in OET: EXO 3:1

OET-RV EXO 3:1

3 One time Mosheh (Moses) was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Yitro (Jethro) (or Yitro, the priest at Midyan), and he led the flock beyond the wilderness and came to a hill. (This was later known as the mountain of God at Horev).

OET-LV EXO 3:1

3 And_Mosheh he_was pasturing DOM the_flock_of Yitrō/(Jethro) father-in-law_of_his the_priest_of Midyān and_he_drove DOM the_flock behind the_wilderness and_he_came to the_mountain_of the_ʼElohīm to_Ḩorēⱱ.
Show passage in OET: GAL 4:25

OET-RV GAL 4:25

25 Hagar’s Mt. Sinay is in Arav and corresponds to the present earthly Yerushalem (Jerusalem) in slavery along with her children.

OET-LV GAL 4:25

25 Which and Hagar is Sina Mount in the Arabia, and is_corresponding to_the present Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), she_is_serving for with the children of_her.

Jump to OET EXO 3:1 section.

Jump to OET GAL 4:25 section.

Most references to Sinai are in Exodus (13 times), Leviticus (5 times), and Numbers (12 times) because these are the books that report the giving of the law and the two-year encampment of the Israelites on the plains adjacent to the mountain. Exodus 19 and 34 especially are replete with references because these are the chapters that describe the encounters between Moses and Yahweh on the two occasions when the law was actually given.

In both the OT and NT, Sinai came to represent the place where God came down to his people. In the blessing of Moses (Dt 33:2), the song of Deborah (Jgs 5:5), Psalm 68 (vv 8, 17 OET PSA 68:8 · OET PSA 68:17), the confession of the Levites in the time of Nehemiah (Neh 9:13), and the speech of Stephen (Acts 7:30, 38 OET ACT 7:30 · OET ACT 7:38), Sinai was remembered as the scene of that momentous encounter. Paul, in Galatians 4:21-26, spells out an allegory in which Mt Sinai represents the old covenant, slavery, and the present city of Jerusalem. See Paran; Shur; Sin, Wilderness of; Commandments, The Ten; Wilderness Wanderings; Zin, Wilderness of.

Show passage in OET: DEU 33:2

OET-RV DEU 33:2

2 “Yahweh came from Mt. Sinay came
 ⇔ ≈ and appeared to them from Mt. Se’ir—
 ⇔ shining out from Mt. Paran.
 ⇔ He came with ten thousands of holy ones,
 ⇔ holding lightning for them in his right hand.

OET-LV DEU 33:2

2 And_he_said YHWH from_Şīnay he_came and_he_dawned from_Sēˊīr to_them he_shone_forth from_hill of_Pāʼrān and_he_came from_ten_thousands_of holy_one[s] was_from_his_right_of_hand fire_of for_them.
Show passage in OET: JDG 5:5

OET-RV JDG 5:5

5 Mountains melted in Yahweh’s presence,
 ⇔ Yes, Mt. Sinay shook in front of Yisrael’s god, Yahweh.

OET-LV JDG 5:5

5 The_mountains they_flowed from_face/in_front_of YHWH this Şīnay from_face/in_front_of YHWH the_god_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel).
Show passage in OET: PSA 68:8; PSA 68:17

OET-RV PSA 68:8

8 The earth trembled and the skies also dropped rain in God’s presence—
 ⇔ in the presence of God at Sinay,
 ⇔ in the presence of Yisrael’s (Israel) god.

OET-RV PSA 68:17

17 God has many thousands of chariots—thousands of thousands.
 ⇔ My master is among them in the sacred place,
 ⇔ like he was at Sinay.

OET-LV PSA 68:9

9  The_earth it_quaked also the_heavens they_dropped from_face/in_front_of god this Şīnay from_face/in_front_of god the_god_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel).

OET-LV PSA 68:18

18  The_chariotry_of god is_twice_ten_thousand thousands_of repetition[s] my_master is_among_them Şīnay is_in_holiness.
Show passage in OET: NEH 9:13

OET-RV NEH 9:13

13 “Then you came down to Mt. Sinay and spoke with them from the sky, and you gave to them principles of justice and laws of truth—good statutes and instructions.

OET-LV NEH 9:13

13 And_on the_mountain_of Şīnay you_came_down and_you_spoke with_them from_heaven and_she/it_gave to/for_them judgements upright and_laws_of faithfulness regulations and_commands good.
Show passage in OET: ACT 7:30; ACT 7:38

OET-RV ACT 7:30

30 After another forty years, he was in the wilderness around Mt. Sinay when he saw a messenger in the flame of a burning thorn bush.

OET-RV ACT 7:38

38 Now Mosheh was the person that led the assembly of people in the wilderness, was spoken to by one of God’s messengers on Mt. Sinay, and one of our ancestors that received living messages to pass on to us.

OET-LV ACT 7:30

30 And forty years having_been_fulfilled:
a_messenger was_seen to_him in the wilderness of_ the _Mount Sina/(Şīnay), in a_flame of_fire of_a_thorn_bush.

OET-LV ACT 7:38

38 This is the man having_become in the assembly in the wilderness, with the messenger which speaking to_him on the Mount Sina/(Şīnay), and of_the fathers of_us, who received the_ living _oracles to_give to_you_all,
Show passage in OET: GAL 4:21–26

OET-RV GAL 4:21

21 Are you people who are under the law telling me that you’re not even hearing what the law is?

OET-RV GAL 4:22

22 It’s written in the scriptures that Avraham had two sons: one son with the slave girl Hagar, and one with the free woman.

OET-RV GAL 4:23

23 The slave girl’s son was born because of human actions, but in contrast, the free woman’s son was a result of God’s promise.

OET-RV GAL 4:24

24 So if we use this as an illustration, there are two agreements: one is from Mt. Sinay which relates to Hagar and gives birth to enslaved people.

OET-RV GAL 4:25

25 Hagar’s Mt. Sinay is in Arav and corresponds to the present earthly Yerushalem (Jerusalem) in slavery along with her children.

OET-RV GAL 4:26

26 However, the heavenly Yerushalem, which is our mother, is free,

OET-LV GAL 4:21

21 Be_telling to_me, you_all wanting to_be under the_law, not are_you_all_hearing the law?

OET-LV GAL 4:22

22 For/Because it_has_been_written that Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) had two sons, one of the servant_girl, and one of the free woman.

OET-LV GAL 4:23

23 But the one on_one_hand of the servant_girl, has_been_born according_to flesh, on_the_other_hand the one of the free woman, through a_promise.

OET-LV GAL 4:24

24 Which things is being_allegorized, because/for these are two covenants:
one on_one_hand from Mount Sina/(Şīnay) to bearing slavery, which is Hagar/(Hāgār).

OET-LV GAL 4:25

25 Which and Hagar is Sina Mount in the Arabia, and is_corresponding to_the present Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), she_is_serving for with the children of_her.

OET-LV GAL 4:26

26 On_the_other_hand which Hierousalaʸm above is free, who is the_mother of_us.

Jump to OET DEU 33:2 section.

Jump to OET JDG 5:5 section.

Jump to OET PSA 68:8 section. · OET PSA 68:17 section.

Jump to OET NEH 9:13 section.

Jump to OET ACT 7:30 section. · OET ACT 7:38 section.

Jump to OET GAL 4:21–26 section.