Exodus 20:20
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”

Young's Literal Translation
And Moses saith unto the people, ‘Fear not, for to try you hath God come, and in order that His fear may be before your faces—that ye sin not.’

King James Bible
And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

Hebrew
“Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

be afraid,”
תִּירָאוּ֒ (tî·rā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

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

replied.
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“For
כִּ֗י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

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

has come
בָּ֖א (bā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to
לְבַֽעֲבוּר֙ (lə·ḇa·‘ă·ḇūr)
Preposition-l, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5668: Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that

test you,
נַסּ֣וֹת (nas·sō·wṯ)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5254: To test, to attempt

so that
וּבַעֲב֗וּר (ū·ḇa·‘ă·ḇūr)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5668: Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that

the fear of Him
יִרְאָת֛וֹ (yir·’ā·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3374: Fear, reverence

may be before
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

you,
פְּנֵיכֶ֖ם (pə·nê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face

to keep
לְבִלְתִּ֥י (lə·ḇil·tî)
Preposition-l
Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until

you from sinning.”
תֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃ (ṯe·ḥĕ·ṭā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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