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וּבְחֹרֵ֥ב הִקְצַפְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּתְאַנַּ֧ף יְהוָ֛ה בָּכֶ֖ם לְהַשְׁמִ֥יד אֶתְכֶֽם׃ (Deuteronomy 9:8) And at Ḥoreb you provoked the LORD to anger, and the LORD was enraged with you to destroy you. Word-by-Word Explanation וּבְחֹרֵב — “and at Ḥoreb.” Conjunction ו (“and”) + preposition בְ (“in/at”) + proper noun חֹרֵב (“Ḥoreb,” another name for Sinai). הִקְצַפְתֶּם — “you provoked to anger.” Hifil perfect 2mp from קָצַף (“to be angry”), causative: “you caused wrath.” אֶת־יְהוָה — “the LORD.” Object marker אֶת introducing the divine name.… Learn Hebrew