OET interlinear EXO 19:12

uW Translation Notes:

וְ⁠הִגְבַּלְתָּ֤

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_set_bounds_for DOM the,people all_around to=say careful to/for=you(pl) go_up on,mountain and,to_touch (in),edge_of,its all/each/any/every (the)_[one,who]_touches (in),mountain to_die he_will_die )

The boundary was either a mark or some kind of barrier.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר הִשָּׁמְר֥וּ לָ⁠כֶ֛ם

to=say (Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_set_bounds_for DOM the,people all_around to=say careful to/for=you(pl) go_up on,mountain and,to_touch (in),edge_of,its all/each/any/every (the)_[one,who]_touches (in),mountain to_die he_will_die )

A second-level direct quotation begins with watch. It is not clear where this command that Moses is to give the Israelites ends. Most English translations end it in [19:13](../19/13.md) before the last sentence. For that reason, it may be most helpful to translate the instruction as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: [telling them to watch themselves]

הִשָּׁמְר֥וּ לָ⁠כֶ֛ם עֲל֥וֹת בָּ⁠הָ֖ר וּ⁠נְגֹ֣עַ בְּ⁠קָצֵ֑⁠הוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_set_bounds_for DOM the,people all_around to=say careful to/for=you(pl) go_up on,mountain and,to_touch (in),edge_of,its all/each/any/every (the)_[one,who]_touches (in),mountain to_die he_will_die )

Here, the negative command is implied from the watch yourselves command. Alternate translation: [Watch yourselves against climbing on the mountain or touching on its edge]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

כָּל־הַ⁠נֹּגֵ֥עַ בָּ⁠הָ֖ר מ֥וֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you_will_set_bounds_for DOM the,people all_around to=say careful to/for=you(pl) go_up on,mountain and,to_touch (in),edge_of,its all/each/any/every (the)_[one,who]_touches (in),mountain to_die he_will_die )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [You must surely put to death any person who touches the mountain] or [You must surely kill anyone who touches the mountain]