Exodus 34:28

Exodus 34:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
• New International Version (NIV)Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights. He neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread nor drank water. And He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.

Context of Exodus 34:28

26When you cut the first crops from your fields, bring the best food to the house of the Lord your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.’ 27Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Write down these words. They are the rules of the covenant that I have made with you and with the Israelites.’ Moses was there on the mountain with the Lord for 40 days and 40 nights. He did not eat anything or drink anything during that time. He wrote the words of God's covenant on the flat stones. Those were God's ten special commands. 29Moses came down from Sinai mountain. He carried the two stones of the covenant in his hands. As he came down the mountain, he did not know that his face was shining. His face was shining because he had spoken with the Lord. 30When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, they could see that his face was shining. They were afraid to come near him.

Exodus 34:28 word by word

וַֽיְהִי־שָׁ֣ם עִם־יְהוָ֗ה אַרְבָּעִ֥ים יוֹם֙ וְאַרְבָּעִ֣ים לַ֔יְלָה לֶ֚חֶם לֹ֣א אָכַ֔ל וּמַ֖יִם לֹ֣א שָׁתָ֑ה וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב עַל־הַלֻּחֹ֗ת אֵ֚ת דִּבְרֵ֣י הַבְּרִ֔ית עֲשֶׂ֖רֶת הַדְּבָרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he was there with the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• nightsלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• he did neither eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• nor drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• And he wroteכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• upon the tablesלוּחַlûach lûach · tabletH3871
• the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• the tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235

Cross-references for Exodus 34:28

• Exodus 24:18Moses went up the mountain and he went into the cloud. He stayed on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights.
• Deuteronomy 9:9I climbed the mountain to meet with the Lord. I received the two flat stones with the covenant that he had made with you. I stayed there for 40 days and nights. During that time, I did not eat or drink anything.
• Exodus 34:1The Lord said to Moses, ‘Cut two flat stones like the first stones. Then I will write on them all the words that I wrote on the first stones. Those were the stones that you broke into pieces.
• Exodus 31:18The Lord finished speaking to Moses on Sinai mountain. Then he gave Moses the two flat stones with the special commands that God himself had written on them.
• Exodus 32:16This was God's own work. He himself had written the words on the stones.
• Deuteronomy 4:13He told you about his covenant and the ten commands that he wrote on two flat pieces of stone. He commanded you to obey them.
• Deuteronomy 10:2I will write on the new stones the same words that I wrote on the first stones. You broke those stones. But you must put the new stones into the wooden box.’
• 2 Corinthians 3:7Moses wrote the words of the old agreement on pieces of stone. It showed how great and powerful God was. Moses' face shone brightly after God spoke to him. It did not stay bright, but the Israelite people still could not look at Moses' face. The old agreement that brought death was powerful.

Commentaries on Exodus 34:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Forty days and forty nights - See Clarke's note on Exodus 24:18.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28He wrote - i. e. Yahweh wrote Exodus 34:1.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-35Verses 28-35 Near and spiritual communion with God improves the graces of a renewed and holy character. Serious godliness puts a lustre upon a man's countenance, such as commands esteem and affection. The vail which Moses put on, marked the obscurity of that dispensation, compared with the gospel dispensation of the New Testament. It was also an emblem of the natural vail on the hearts of men respecting spiritual things. Also the vail that was and is upon…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-28Moses wrote down these repeated instructions that explained the main terms of the covenant (34:27). The Ten Commandments, which summarize these terms, were written on the new stone tablets (34:28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-2827-28. And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words--that is, the ceremonial and judicial injunctions comprehended above (Ex 34:11-26); while the rewriting of the ten commandments on the newly prepared slabs was done by God Himself (compare De 10:1-4).Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 34:28

• Communion
• Covenant
• Decalogue
• Fasting
• Forty
• Law

In the dictionaries

• Ten Commandments
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Commentaries on Exodus 34

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings