Exodus 34:3

Exodus 34:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.
• New International Version (NIV)No one is to come with you or be seen anywhere on the mountain; not even the flocks and herds may graze in front of the mountain.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)No one shall come up with you, and let no one be seen throughout all the mountain. Let no flocks or herds graze opposite that mountain."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And no man shall come up with you, and let no man be seen throughout all the mountain; let neither flocks nor herds feed before that mountain.”

Context of Exodus 34:3

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. 2Make yourself ready in the morning and come up Sinai mountain. Stand there, ready to meet me on the top of the mountain. Nobody must come with you. Nobody must go anywhere on the mountain. Even your sheep and your cows must not eat grass near the bottom of the mountain.’ 4So Moses cut two flat stones like the first stones. Early in the morning, he went up Sinai mountain, as the Lord had commanded him. He carried the two flat stones in his hands. 5Then the Lord came down in the cloud. He came and he stood with Moses. The Lord spoke aloud his own name, the Lord.

Exodus 34:3 word by word

וְאִישׁ֙ לֹֽא־יַעֲלֶ֣ה עִמָּ֔ךְ וְגַם־אִ֥ישׁ אַל־יֵרָ֖א בְּכָל־הָהָ֑ר גַּם־הַצֹּ֤אן וְהַבָּקָר֙ אַל־יִרְע֔וּ אֶל־מ֖וּל הָהָ֥ר הַהֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And no manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• shall come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• with thee, neitherאַל'al · notH408
• be seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• throughout all the mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• neither let the flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• nor herdsבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• feedרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• beforeמוּלmûl môl mô'l mûl · oppositeH4136

Cross-references for Exodus 34:3

• Exodus 19:12Make a line round the edge of the mountain so that the people do not cross it. Say to them, “Be careful! Do not go up the mountain or even touch the edge of it. If any people or animals touch the mountain, they must die.
• Leviticus 16:17Aaron must give the offerings to God. He must give them for his family and he must give them for his servants. He must give them for all the people. Nobody can go into the Tent of Meeting while Aaron is in the Most Holy Place. He must be alone when he goes in. And he must be alone until he comes out. He must be alone when he gives the offerings to God. Those offerings make atonement for himself, for his family and for all Israel's people.
• 1 Timothy 2:5There is only one God. There is also only one person who brings God and people together. That person is Christ Jesus, who became a man himself.
• Hebrews 12:20They were very afraid of what God had told them. God had said, ‘If even an animal touches the mountain, you must kill it with stones.’

Commentaries on Exodus 34:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3God called Moses to come back up Mount Sinai with two new stone tablets. The restrictions for the rest of the people are like those made at first (see 19:12–13, 21–25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. no man shall come up with thee ... neither ... flocks nor herds--All these enactments were made in order that the law might be a second time renewed with the solemnity and sanctity that marked its first delivery. The whole transaction was ordered so as to impress the people with an awful sense of the holiness of God; and that it was a matter of no trifling moment to have subjected Him, so to speak, to the necessity of re-delivering the law of the ten…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 34:3

• Law
• Sinai
• Stones

In the dictionaries

• Abundant
• Commandment
• Cut
• Desire
• Goodness
• Keep
• Longsuffering
• Merciful
• Worship
• Ark of the Covenant

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