Exodus 20:24

Exodus 20:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Make an altar of earth for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your sheep and goats and your cattle. Wherever I cause my name to be honored, I will come to you and bless you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)An altar of earth you shall make for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and bless you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)An altar of earth you shall make for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I record My name I will come to you, and I will bless you.

Context of Exodus 20:24

22Then the Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven. 23You shall not make other gods [to worship] besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make [these lifeless idols] for yourselves. You shall make an altar of earth for Me, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I cause My Name to be recorded and remembered [through revelation of My divine nature] I will come to you and bless you. 25If you make an altar of stone for Me, you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you use a chisel on it, you will profane it. 26Nor shall you go up to My altar on steps, so that your nakedness will not be exposed on it.’

Exodus 20:24 word by word

מִזְבַּ֣ח אֲדָמָה֮ תַּעֲשֶׂה־לִּי֒ וְזָבַחְתָּ֣ עָלָ֗יו אֶת־עֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ וְאֶת־שְׁלָמֶ֔יךָ אֶת־צֹֽאנְךָ֖ וְאֶת־בְּקָרֶ֑ךָ בְּכָל־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַזְכִּ֣יר אֶת־שְׁמִ֔י אָב֥וֹא אֵלֶ֖יךָ וּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• An altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• of earthאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• thou shalt makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• unto me, and shalt sacrificeזָבַחzâbach · to sacrificeH2076
• thereon thy burnt offeringsעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• and thy peace offeringsשֶׁ֫לֶםshelem · peace offeringH8002
• thy sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• and thine oxenבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• in all placesמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• where I recordזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• I will comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto thee, and I will blessבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288

Cross-references for Exodus 20:24

• John 4:24God is spirit [the Source of life, yet invisible to mankind], and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
• Leviticus 1:1The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
• Leviticus 3:1‘If a man’s offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings, if he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 12:5But you shall seek the Lord at the place which the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to establish His Name there for His dwelling [place], and there you shall come [to worship Him].
• Deuteronomy 14:23You shall eat the tithe (tenth) of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock before the Lord your God in the place where He chooses to establish His Name (Presence), so that you may learn to fear [and worship] the Lord your God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect] always.
• Deuteronomy 16:5You are not allowed to sacrifice the Passover [lamb] in any of your cities which the Lord your God is giving you;
• Deuteronomy 26:2that you shall take some of the first of all the produce of the ground which you harvest from the land that the Lord your God gives you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place where the Lord your God chooses to establish His Name (Presence).
• 1 Kings 8:29that Your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, toward the place of which You have said, ‘My Name (Presence) shall be there,’ that You may listen to the prayer which Your servant shall pray toward this place.
• 1 Kings 9:3The Lord told him, “I have heard your prayer and supplication which you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built by putting My Name and My Presence there forever. My eyes and My heart shall be there perpetually.
• 2 Chronicles 6:6but I have chosen Jerusalem that My Name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
• 2 Chronicles 7:16For now I have chosen and sanctified and set apart for My purpose this house that My Name may be here forever, and My eyes and My heart will be here perpetually.
• 2 Chronicles 12:13So King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem and reigned. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city in which the Lord had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His Name. And his mother was Naamah the Ammonitess.
• Ezra 6:12May the God who has caused His Name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who attempts to alter this command, so as to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued this decree; let it be carried out quickly and with due diligence.”
• Nehemiah 1:9but if you return to Me and keep My commandments and do them, though those of you who have been scattered are in the most remote part of the heavens, I will gather them from there and will bring them to the place where I have chosen for My Name to dwell.’
• Psalms 74:7They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; They have profaned the dwelling place of Your name.
• Psalms 76:2His tabernacle is in Salem (Jerusalem); His dwelling place is in Zion.

Commentaries on Exodus 20:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings - The law concerning which was shortly to be given, though sacrifices of this kind were in use from the days of Abel. In all places where I record my name - Wherever I am worshipped, whether in the open wilderness, at the tabernacle, in the temple, the synagogues, or elsewhere, I will come unto thee and bless thee. These words are precisely the same in signification with those of our Lord, Matthew 18:20; : For…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-26Verses 22-26 Nothing could be more appropriate as the commencement of the book of the covenant than these regulations for public worship. The rules for the building of altars must have been old and accepted, and are not inconsistent with the directions for the construction of the altar of the court of the tabernacle, Exodus 27:1-8 (compare Joshua 22:26-28).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-26Verses 22-26 Moses having entered into the thick darkness, God there spake in his hearing all that follows from hence to the end of chap. 23, which is mostly an exposition of the ten commandments. The laws in these verses relate to God's worship. The Israelites are assured of God's gracious acceptance of their devotions. Under the gospel, men are encouraged to pray every where, and wherever God's people meet in his name to worship him, he will be in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-26The Lord is beyond human understanding, as shown by his speaking to the people with a voice from heaven (20:22). This had two effects on their practices: They could not use silver or gold to make human-shaped gods (20:23). They could not carve stones for an altar (20:25). This might be to prevent them from carving stone gods. They must make the altar from earth and uncut stones (20:24, 25). The rule against revealing nakedness might have been to…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me--a regulation applicable to special or temporary occasions.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 20:24

• Altar
• God
• Peace Offerings
• Worship

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Exodus 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings