English Standard Version
Exodus 34:5
5The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.
Exodus 34:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then the Lord came down in a cloud and stood there with him; and he called out his own name, Yahweh.
Context of Exodus 34:5
3No 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." 4So Moses cut two tablets of stone like the first. And he rose early in the morning and went up on Mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand two tablets of stone. The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. 6The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, 7keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation."
Read all of Exodus 34Exodus 34:5 word by word
וַיֵּ֤רֶד יְהוָה֙ בֶּֽעָנָ֔ן וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב עִמּ֖וֹ שָׁ֑ם וַיִּקְרָ֥א בְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Exodus 34:5
- Exodus 19:18Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the Lord had descended on it in fire. The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountain trembled greatly.
- Exodus 33:9When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the Lord would speak with Moses.
- Numbers 11:17And I will come down and talk with you there. And I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them, and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you may not bear it yourself alone.
- 1 Kings 8:10And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, a cloud filled the house of the Lord,
- Luke 9:34As he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
- Exodus 33:19And he said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name 'The Lord.' And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.
- Numbers 14:17And now, please let the power of the Lord be great as you have promised, saying,
- Deuteronomy 32:3For I will proclaim the name of the Lord; ascribe greatness to our God!
- Psalms 102:21that they may declare in Zion the name of the Lord, and in Jerusalem his praise,
- Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
- Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom! Give ear to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
Commentaries on Exodus 34:5
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-9Verses 5-9 The Lord descended by some open token of his presence and manifestation of his glory in a cloud, and thence proclaimed his NAME; that is, the perfections and character which are denoted by the name JEHOVAH. The Lord God is merciful; ready to forgive the sinner, and to relieve the needy. Gracious; kind, and ready to bestow undeserved benefits. Long-suffering; slow to anger, giving time for repentance, only punishing when it is needful. He is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6the LORD: This represents the personal name of God, Yahweh. This name appears five times in this passage. By repeating this name, God emphasizes his personal name. This shows that he is speaking and acting as the covenant God (the God who makes promises) of his people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. the Lord descended in the cloud--After graciously hovering over the tabernacle, it seems to have resumed its usual position on the summit of the mount. It was the shadow of God manifest to the outward senses; and, at the same time, of God manifest in the flesh. The emblem of a cloud seems to have been chosen to signify that, although He was pleased to make known much about himself, there was more veiled from mortal view. It was to check presumption and…Read the comment
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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
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