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

1Then the Lord told Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones. I will write on them the same words that were on the tablets you smashed. 2Be ready in the morning to climb up Mount Sinai and present yourself to me on the top of the mountain. No one else may come with you. In fact, no one is to appear anywhere on the mountain. Do not even let the flocks or herds graze near the mountain.” 4So Moses chiseled out two tablets of stone like the first ones. Early in the morning he climbed Mount Sinai as the Lord had commanded him, and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands. 5Then the Lord came down in a cloud and stood there with him; and he called out his own name, Yahweh.

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 19:12Mark off a boundary all around the mountain. Warn the people, ‘Be careful! Do not go up on the mountain or even touch its boundaries. Anyone who touches the mountain will certainly be put to death.
• Leviticus 16:17No one else is allowed inside the Tabernacle when Aaron enters it for the purification ceremony in the Most Holy Place. No one may enter until he comes out again after purifying himself, his family, and all the congregation of Israel, making them right with the Lord.
• 1 Timothy 2:5For, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus.
• Hebrews 12:20They staggered back under God’s command: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”

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