Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 34:10-28

10And the LORD saidH559, “BeholdH2009, IH595 am makingH3772 a covenantH1285. BeforeH5048 allH3605 your peopleH5971 I will performH6213 wondersH6381 thatH834 have neverH3808 been doneH1254 in anyH3605 nationH1471 in allH3605 the worldH776. AllH3605 the peopleH5971 among whom you liveH859 H7130 will seeH7200 the LORD’sH3068 workH4639, forH3588 itH1931 is an awesomeH3372 thing thatH834 IH589 am doingH6213 with youH5973.

11ObserveH8104 whatH834 IH595 command youH6680 this dayH3117 H2005. I will drive outH1644 before youH6440 the AmoritesH567, CanaanitesH3669, HittitesH2850, PerizzitesH6522, HivitesH2340, and JebusitesH2983. 12Be carefulH8104 notH6435 to makeH3772 a treatyH1285 1 with the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776 youH859 are enteringH935 H5921, lestH6435 they becomeH1961 a snareH4170 in your midstH7130. 13RatherH3588 , you must tear downH5422 their altarsH4196, smashH7665 their sacred stonesH4676, and chop downH3772 their Asherah polesH842. 14ForH3588 you must notH3808 worshipH7812 any otherH312 godH410, forH3588 the LORDH3068, whose nameH8034 is JealousH7067, is a jealousH7067 H1931 GodH410.

15Do notH6435 makeH3772 a covenantH1285 with the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776, for when they prostitute themselvesH2181 toH310 their godsH430 and sacrificeH2076 toH430 them, they will inviteH7121 you, and you will eatH398 their sacrificesH2077. 16And when you takeH3947 some of their daughtersH1323 as brides for your sonsH1121, their daughtersH1323 will prostitute themselvesH2181 toH310 their godsH430 and cause your sonsH1121 to do the same .

17You shall makeH6213 noH3808 moltenH4541 godsH430 for yourselves.

You are to keepH8104 the FeastH2282 of Unleavened BreadH4682.2 For sevenH7651 daysH3117 at the appointed timeH4150 in the monthH2320 of AbibH24,3 you are to eatH398 unleavened breadH4682 asH834 I commanded youH6680. ForH3588 in the monthH2320 of AbibH24 you came outH3318 of EgyptH4714.

19The first offspringH6363 of everyH3605 wombH7358 belongs to Me, including allH3605 the firstbornH6363 malesH2142 among your livestockH4735, whether cattleH7794 or sheepH7716. 20You must redeemH6299 the firstbornH6363 of a donkeyH2543 with a lambH7716; but ifH518 you do notH3808 redeem itH6299, you are to break its neckH6202. You must redeemH6299 allH3605 the firstbornH1060 of your sonsH1121. NoH3808 one shall appearH7200 before MeH6440 empty-handedH7387.

21SixH8337 daysH3117 you shall laborH5647, but on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 you shall restH7673; even in the seasons of plowingH2758 and harvestingH7105, you must restH7673.

22And you are to celebrateH6213 the FeastH2282 of WeeksH7620 4 with the firstfruitsH1061 of the wheatH2406 harvestH7105, and the FeastH2282 of IngatheringH614 5 at the turnH8622 of the yearH8141. 23ThreeH7969 timesH6471 a yearH8141 allH3605 your malesH2138 H854 are to appearH7200 beforeH6440 the LordH113 GODH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478. 24ForH3588 I will drive outH3423 the nationsH1471 before youH6440 and enlargeH7337 your bordersH1366, and noH3808 oneH376 will covetH2530 your landH776 when you go upH5927 threeH7969 timesH6471 a yearH8141 to appearH7200 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 your GodH430.

25Do notH3808 offerH7819 the bloodH1818 of a sacrifice to MeH2077 along withH5921 anything leavenedH2557, and do not letH3808 any of the sacrificeH2077 from the PassoverH6453 FeastH2282 remainH3885 until morningH1242.

26BringH935 the bestH7225 of the firstfruitsH1061 of your soilH127 to the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 your GodH430.

You must notH3808 cookH1310 a young goatH1423 in its mother’sH517 milkH2461.”

27The LORDH3068 also saidH559 toH413 MosesH4872, “Write downH3789 theseH428 wordsH1697, forH3588 in accordance withH5921 H6310 theseH428 wordsH1697 I have madeH3772 a covenantH1285 withH854 you and withH854 IsraelH3478.”

28So Moses wasH1961 thereH8033 withH5973 the LORDH3068 fortyH705 daysH3117 and fortyH705 nightsH3915 withoutH3808 eatingH398 breadH3899 or drinkingH8354 H3789 H3808 waterH4325. He wrote onH5921 the tabletsH3871 the wordsH1697 of the covenantH1285—the TenH6235 CommandmentsH1697.6

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Notes

1. Exodus 34:12 Forms of the Hebrew berit are translated in most passages as covenant. ↩
2. Exodus 34:18 That is, the seven-day period after the Passover during which no leaven may be eaten; see Exodus 12:14–20. ↩
3. Exodus 34:18 Abib was the first month of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar, usually occurring within the months of March and April; twice in this verse. ↩
4. Exodus 34:22 That is, Shavuot, the late spring feast of pilgrimage to Jerusalem; it is also known as the Feast of Harvest (see Exodus 23:16) or the Feast of Pentecost (see Acts 2:1). ↩
5. Exodus 34:22 That is, Sukkot, the autumn feast of pilgrimage to Jerusalem; it is later called the Feast of Tabernacles (or Booths or Shelters). ↩
6. Exodus 34:28 Hebrew the Ten Words ↩

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