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Exodus 34:4-28

4So he cutH6458 outH6458 1twoH8147 stoneH68 tabletsH3871 like the formerH7223 onesH7223, and MosesH4872 gotH7925 upH7925 earlyH7925 in the morningH1242 and wentH5927 upH5927 to MountH2022 SinaiH5514, as the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 him, and he tookH3947 the twoH8147 stoneH68 tabletsH3871 in his handH3027. 5And 2the LordH3068 descendedH3381 in the cloudH6051 and stoodH3320 thereH8033 with him as he 3calledH7121 upon the nameH8034 of the LordH3068. 6Then the LordH3068 passedH5674 byH5674 in frontH6440 of him and proclaimedH7121, “The LordH3068, the LordH3068 GodH410, 4compassionateH7349 and mercifulH2587, slowH750 to angerH639, and aboundingH7227 in faithfulnessH2617 and 5truthH571; 7who 6keepsH5341 faithfulnessH2617 for thousandsH505, who forgivesH5375 wrongdoingH5771, violationH6588 of His Law, and sinH2403; yet He 7will byH5352 noH3808 meansH5352 leaveH5352 the guilty unpunishedH5352, 8inflictingH6485 the 9punishmentH5771 of fathersH1 on the childrenH1121 and on the grandchildrenH1121 to the thirdH8029 and fourthH7256 generations.” 8And MosesH4872 hurriedH4116 1011to bowH6915 lowH6915 towardH413 the groundH776 and worshipH2331. 9Then he saidH559, “12IfH518 in anyH4994 wayH4994 I have foundH4672 favorH2580 in Your sightH5869, LordH136, pleaseH4994 may the LordH136 goH1980 along in our midstH7130, evenH3588 thoughH3588 1314the peopleH5971 are so obstinateH7186H6203, and 15pardonH5545 our wrongdoingH5771 and our sinH2403, and 16takeH5157 us asH5157 Your own 17possessionH5157.”

10Then 18God saidH559, “BeholdH2009, 19I am going to makeH3772 a covenantH1285. BeforeH5048 allH3605 your peopleH5971 20I will performH6213 miraclesH6381 whichH834 have not been 21producedH1254 in allH3605 the earthH776 norH3808 among anyH3605 of the nationsH1471; and allH3605 the peopleH5971 22amongH7130 whomH834 you live will seeH7200 the workingH4639 of the LordH3068, for it is a fearfulH3372 thingH3372 that I am going to performH6213 with you.

11“23Be sure to complyH8104 withH8104 whatH834 I am commandingH6680 you this dayH3117: beholdH2009, 24I am going to driveH1644 outH1644 the AmoriteH567 from you, and the CanaaniteH3669, the HittiteH2850, the PerizziteH6522, the HiviteH2340, and the JebusiteH2983. 1225BeH8104 carefulH8104 that you do not makeH3772 a covenantH1285 with the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776 into whichH834 you are goingH935, orH6435 it will becomeH1961 a snareH4170 in your midstH7130. 1326But rather, you are to tearH5422 downH5422 their altarsH4196 and smashH7665 their memorialH4676 stonesH4676, and cutH3772 downH3772 their 2728AsherimH842 14--for 29you shall not worshipH2331 anyH312 otherH312 godH410, becauseH3588 the LordH3068, whose nameH8034 is JealousH7067, is a jealousH7067 GodH410-- 15otherwiseH6435 you mightH6435 makeH3772 a covenantH1285 with the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776, and they would prostituteH2181 themselves with their godsH430 and 30sacrificeH2076 to their godsH430, and someone 31might inviteH7121 you 32to eatH398 of his sacrificeH2077, 16and 33you might takeH3947 someH4480 of his daughtersH1323 for your sonsH1121, and his daughtersH1323 might prostituteH2181 themselves with their godsH430 and cause your sonsH1121 also to prostituteH2181 themselves with their godsH430. 1734You shall not makeH6213 for yourself any godsH430 castH4541 inH4541 metalH4541.

18“You shall keepH8104 35the FeastH2282 of UnleavenedH4682 BreadH4682. For 36sevenH7651 daysH3117 you are to eatH398 unleavenedH4682 breadH4682, 37as I commandedH6680 you, at the appointedH4150 timeH4150 in the 38monthH2320 of AbibH24; for in the monthH2320 of AbibH24 you cameH3318 outH3318 of EgyptH4714.

19“39The 40firstbornH1060 from everyH3605 wombH7358 belongs to Me, and allH3605 your maleH2145 livestockH4735, the 41firstbornH1060 from 42cattleH7794 and sheepH7716. 2043You shall redeemH6299 with a lambH7716 the firstbornH1060 from a donkeyH2543; and ifH518 you do not redeemH6299 it, then you shall breakH6202 its neckH6202. You shall redeemH6299 44allH3605 the firstbornH1060 of your sonsH1121. 4546NoneH3808 are to appearH7200 beforeH6440 Me empty-handedH7387.

21“You shall workH5647 47sixH8337 daysH3117, but on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 you shall restH7673; even during plowingH2758 timeH2758 and harvestH7105 you shall restH7673. 22And you shall celebrateH6213 48the FeastH2282 of WeeksH7620, that is, the firstH1061 fruitsH1061 of the wheatH2406 harvestH7105, and the FeastH2282 of IngatheringH614 at the turnH8622 of the yearH8141. 2349ThreeH7969 timesH6471 a yearH8141 allH3605 your malesH2138 are to appearH7200 beforeH6440 the LordH113 50GodH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478. 24For I will 5152driveH3423 outH3423 nationsH1471 from you and enlargeH7337 your bordersH1366, and noH3808 oneH376 will covetH2530 your landH776 when you goH5927 upH5927 threeH7969 timesH6471 a yearH8141 to appearH7200 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430.

25“53You shall not 54offerH7819 the bloodH1818 of My sacrificeH2077 with leavenedH2557 breadH2557, 55norH3808 is the sacrificeH2077 of the FeastH2282 of the PassoverH6453 to 56be leftH3885 overH3885 until morningH1242.

26“You shall bringH935 57the very firstH7225 of the firstH1061 fruitsH1061 of your soilH127 into the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 your GodH430.

“You shall not boilH1310 a youngH1423 goatH1423 in its mother’sH517 milkH2461.”

27Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to MosesH4872, “58WriteH3789 59downH3789 theseH428 wordsH1697, for inH5921 accordanceH5921H6310 withH5921 theseH428 wordsH1697 I have madeH3772 60a covenantH1285 with you and with IsraelH3478.” 28So he was thereH8033 with the LordH3068 for 61fortyH705 daysH3117 and fortyH705 nightsH3915; he did not eatH398 breadH3899 or drinkH8354 waterH4325. And 6263He wroteH3789 on the tabletsH3871 the wordsH1697 of the covenantH1285, 64the TenH6235 65CommandmentsH1697.

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Notes

  1. 1. Exodus 34:4 Ex 34:1 ↩
  2. 2. Exodus 34:5 Ex 19:9; 33:9 ↩
  3. 3. Exodus 34:5 Or called out with the name of the Lord ↩
  4. 4. Exodus 34:6 Num 14:18; Deut 4:31; Neh 9:17; Ps 86:15; 103:8; 108:4; 145:8; Joel 2:13; Rom 2:4 ↩
  5. 5. Exodus 34:6 Or trustworthiness ↩
  6. 6. Exodus 34:7 Ex 20:5, 6; Deut 5:10; 7:9; Ps 103:3; 130:3, 4; 1 John 1:9 ↩
  7. 7. Exodus 34:7 Ex 23:7; Deut 7:10; Job 10:14; Nah 1:3 ↩
  8. 8. Exodus 34:7 Deut 5:9 ↩
  9. 9. Exodus 34:7 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing ↩
  10. 10. Exodus 34:8 Lit and bowed...worshiped ↩
  11. 11. Exodus 34:8 Ex 4:31 ↩
  12. 12. Exodus 34:9 Ex 33:13 ↩
  13. 13. Exodus 34:9 Lit it is a people stiff-necked ↩
  14. 14. Exodus 34:9 Ex 32:9 ↩
  15. 15. Exodus 34:9 Ex 34:7 ↩
  16. 16. Exodus 34:9 Deut 4:20; 9:26, 29; 32:9; Ps 33:12 ↩
  17. 17. Exodus 34:9 Or inheritance ↩
  18. 18. Exodus 34:10 Lit He ↩
  19. 19. Exodus 34:10 Ex 34:27, 28; Deut 5:2 ↩
  20. 20. Exodus 34:10 Deut 4:32; Ps 72:18; 136:4 ↩
  21. 21. Exodus 34:10 Lit created ↩
  22. 22. Exodus 34:10 Lit in whose midst you are ↩
  23. 23. Exodus 34:11 Lit Observe for yourself ↩
  24. 24. Exodus 34:11 Ex 33:2 ↩
  25. 25. Exodus 34:12 Ex 23:32, 33 ↩
  26. 26. Exodus 34:13 Ex 23:24; Deut 12:3 ↩
  27. 27. Exodus 34:13 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah) ↩
  28. 28. Exodus 34:13 Deut 16:21; Judg 6:25, 26; 2 Kin 18:4; 2 Chr 34:3f ↩
  29. 29. Exodus 34:14 Ex 20:3, 5; Deut 4:24 ↩
  30. 30. Exodus 34:15 Ex 22:20; 32:8 ↩
  31. 31. Exodus 34:15 Num 25:1, 2; Deut 32:37, 38 ↩
  32. 32. Exodus 34:15 Lit and you eat ↩
  33. 33. Exodus 34:16 Deut 7:3; Josh 23:12, 13; 1 Kin 11:1-4 ↩
  34. 34. Exodus 34:17 Ex 20:4, 23; Lev 19:4; Deut 5:8 ↩
  35. 35. Exodus 34:18 Ex 12:17; Lev 23:6; Num 28:16f ↩
  36. 36. Exodus 34:18 Ex 12:15, 16 ↩
  37. 37. Exodus 34:18 Or which ↩
  38. 38. Exodus 34:18 Ex 12:2; 13:4 ↩
  39. 39. Exodus 34:19 Ex 13:2; 22:29f ↩
  40. 40. Exodus 34:19 Lit every firstborn of a womb ↩
  41. 41. Exodus 34:19 Lit every firstborn of a womb ↩
  42. 42. Exodus 34:19 Or oxen ↩
  43. 43. Exodus 34:20 Ex 13:13 ↩
  44. 44. Exodus 34:20 Ex 13:15; Num 3:45 ↩
  45. 45. Exodus 34:20 Lit They shall not ↩
  46. 46. Exodus 34:20 Ex 22:29; 23:15; Deut 16:16 ↩
  47. 47. Exodus 34:21 Ex 20:9f; 23:12; 31:15; 35:2; Lev 23:3; Deut 5:13f ↩
  48. 48. Exodus 34:22 Ex 23:16; Num 28:26 ↩
  49. 49. Exodus 34:23 Ex 23:14-17 ↩
  50. 50. Exodus 34:23 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
  51. 51. Exodus 34:24 Or dispossess ↩
  52. 52. Exodus 34:24 Ex 33:2; Ps 78:55 ↩
  53. 53. Exodus 34:25 Ex 23:18 ↩
  54. 54. Exodus 34:25 Lit slaughter ↩
  55. 55. Exodus 34:25 Ex 12:10 ↩
  56. 56. Exodus 34:25 Lit remain overnight ↩
  57. 57. Exodus 34:26 Ex 23:19; Deut 26:2 ↩
  58. 58. Exodus 34:27 Ex 17:14; 24:4 ↩
  59. 59. Exodus 34:27 Lit for yourself ↩
  60. 60. Exodus 34:27 Ex 34:10 ↩
  61. 61. Exodus 34:28 Ex 24:18 ↩
  62. 62. Exodus 34:28 I.e., the Lord ↩
  63. 63. Exodus 34:28 Ex 31:18; 34:1 ↩
  64. 64. Exodus 34:28 Deut 4:13; 10:4 ↩
  65. 65. Exodus 34:28 Lit Words ↩

Commentaries on Exodus 34

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