Revised Literal Translation
Exodus 34
1And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Hewפְּסָל־pe.sol-H6458thee twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147tablesלֻחֹ֥תlu.ChotH3871of stoneאֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimH68like unto the firstכָּרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםka.ri.sho.NimH7223:and I will writeוְכָתַבְתִּי֙ve.kha.tav.TiH3789upon thesetablesהַלֻּחֹ֔תha.lu.ChotH3871the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697that were in the firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223tablesהַלֻּחֹ֥תha.lu.ChotH3871,which thou brakestשִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃shi.Bar.taH7665.
2And be readyנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559in the morningלַבֹּ֑קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242,and come upוְעָלִ֤יתָve.'a.Li.taH5927in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242unto mountהַ֣רharH2022Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514,and presentוְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ve.ni.tzav.TaH5324thyself there to me in the topרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the mountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.
3And no manוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376shall come upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927with thee, neitherH408let any manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376be seenיֵרָ֖אye.Ra'H7200throughout all the mountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022;neither let the flocksהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629nor herdsוְהַבָּקָר֙ve.ha.ba.KarH1241feedיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462beforeמ֖וּלmulH4136that mountהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022.
4And he hewedוַיִּפְסֹ֡לvai.yif.SolH6458twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147tablesלֻחֹ֨תlu.ChotH3871of stoneאֲבָנִ֜ים'a.va.NimH68like unto the firstכָּרִאשֹׁנִ֗יםka.ri.sho.NimH7223;and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,and went upוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927unto mountהַ֣רharH2022Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514,as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him, and tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027the twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147tablesלֻחֹ֥תlu.ChotH3871of stoneאֲבָנִֽים׃'a.va.NimH68.
6And Yhwhיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068passed byוַיַּעֲבֹ֨רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674before himפָּנָיו֮pa.NavH6440,and proclaimedוַיִּקְרָא֒vai.yik.Ra'H7121,Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068,Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Godאֵ֥ל'elH410,mercifulרַח֖וּםra.ChumH7349and graciousוְחַנּ֑וּןve.cha.NunH2587,longsufferingאֶ֥רֶךְ אַפַּ֖יִם'E.rekh 'a.Pa.yimH639H750,and abundantוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in goodnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and truthוֶאֱמֶֽת׀ve.'e.MetH571,
7Keepingנֹצֵ֥רno.TzerH5341mercyחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617for thousandsלָאֲלָפִ֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505,forgivingנֹשֵׂ֥אno.Se'H5375iniquityעָוֹ֛ן'a.VonH5771and transgressionוָפֶ֖שַׁעva.Fe.sha'H6588and sinוְחַטָּאָ֑הve.cha.ta.'AhH2403,and that will by no meansוְנַקֵּה֙ve.na.KehH5352clearיְנַקֶּ֔הye.na.KehH5352the guilty;visitingפֹּקֵ֣ד׀po.KedH6485the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of the fathersאָב֗וֹת'a.VotH1upon the childrenH1121,and upon the children’sH1121children, unto the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֖יםshi.le.ShimH8029and to the fourthרִבֵּעִֽים׃ri.be.'ImH7256generation.
9And he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,If now I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֤ןchenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,let my Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136,I pray thee, goH3212amongבְּקִרְבֵּ֑נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130us; for it isa stiffneckedקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֙רֶף֙ke.sheh- 'o.refH6203H7186peopleעַם־'am-H5971;and pardonוְסָלַחְתָּ֛ve.sa.lach.TaH5545our iniquityלַעֲוֹנֵ֥נוּla.'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771and our sinוּלְחַטָּאתֵ֖נוּu.le.cha.ta.Te.nuH2403,and take us for thine inheritanceוּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ׃u.ne.chal.Ta.nuH5157.
10And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, I makeכֹּרֵ֣תko.RetH3772a covenantבְּרִית֒be.RitH1285:before all thy peopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971I will doאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213marvelsנִפְלָאֹ֔תnif.la.'OtH6381,such as have not been doneנִבְרְא֥וּniv.re.'UH1254in all the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,nor in any nationהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471:and all the peopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971amongבְקִרְבּ֜וֹve.kir.BoH7130which thou artshall seeוְרָאָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7200the workמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068: for it isa terrible thingנוֹרָ֣אno.Ra'H3372that I will doעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213with thee.
11Observeשְׁמָ֨ר־she.Mar-H8104thou that which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֣me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:behold, I drive outגֹרֵ֣שׁgo.ReshH1644beforeמִפָּנֶ֗יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Canaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and the Hittiteוְהַחִתִּי֙ve.ha.chi.TiH2850,and the Perizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,and the Hiviteוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.
12Take heedהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104to thyself, lest thou makeתִּכְרֹ֤תtikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285with the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֣בle.yo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither thou goestבָּ֣אba'H935,lest it be for a snareלְמוֹקֵ֖שׁle.mo.KeshH4170in the midstבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃be.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee:
15Lest thou makeתִּכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֣בle.yo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and they go a whoringוְזָנ֣וּ׀ve.za.NuH2181afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310their godsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and do sacrificeוְזָבְחוּ֙ve.za.ve.ChuH2076unto their godsלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430, and onecallוְקָרָ֣אve.ka.Ra'H7121thee, and thou eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398of his sacrificeמִזִּבְחֽוֹ׃mi.ziv.ChoH2077;
16And thou takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947of their daughtersמִבְּנֹתָ֖יוmi.be.no.TavH1323unto thy sonsלְבָנֶ֑יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121,and their daughtersבְנֹתָ֗יוve.no.TavH1323go a whoringH2181afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ן'e.Lo.hei.HenH430,and makeH2181thy sonsבָּנֶ֔יךָba.Nei.khaH1121go a whoringH2181afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃'e.lo.hei.HenH430.
18The feastחַ֣גchagH2282of unleavened breadהַמַּצּוֹת֮ha.ma.tzOtH4682shalt thou keepתִּשְׁמֹר֒tish.MorH8104.Sevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֜יםya.MimH3117thou shalt eatתֹּאכַ֤לto.KhalH398unleavened breadמַצּוֹת֙ma.tzOtH4682,as I commandedצִוִּיתִ֔ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, in the timeלְמוֹעֵ֖דle.mo.'EdH4150of the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Abibהָאָבִ֑יבha.'a.VivH24:for in the monthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Abibהָֽאָבִ֔יבha.'a.VivH24thou camest outיָצָ֖אתָya.Tza.taH3318from Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
20But the firstlingוּפֶ֤טֶרu.Fe.terH6363of a donkeyחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2543thou shalt redeemתִּפְדֶּ֣הtif.DehH6299with a lambבְשֶׂ֔הve.SehH7716:and if thou redeemתִפְדֶּ֖הtif.DehH6299himnot, then shalt thou break his neckוַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹva.'a.raf.ToH6202.All the firstbornבְּכ֤וֹרbe.KhorH1060of thy sonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121thou shalt redeemתִּפְדֶּ֔הtif.DehH6299.And none shall appearיֵרָא֥וּye.ra.'UH7200beforeפָנַ֖יfa.NaiH6440me emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.
21Sixשֵׁ֤שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117thou shalt workתַּעֲבֹ֔דta.'a.VodH5647,but on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117thou shalt restתִּשְׁבֹּ֑תtish.BotH7673:in earing timeבֶּחָרִ֥ישׁbe.cha.RishH2758and in harvestוּבַקָּצִ֖ירu.va.ka.TzirH7105thou shalt restתִּשְׁבֹּֽת׃tish.BotH7673.
22And thou shalt observeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213the feastוְחַ֤גve.ChagH2282of weeksשָׁבֻעֹת֙sha.vu.'OtH7620,of the firstfruitsבִּכּוּרֵ֖יbi.ku.ReiH1061of wheatחִטִּ֑יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִ֣ירke.TzirH7105,and the feastוְחַג֙ve.ChagH2282of ingatheringהָֽאָסִ֔יףha.'a.SifH614at the year’sהַשָּׁנָֽה׃ha.sha.NahH8141endתְּקוּפַ֖תte.ku.FatH8622.
23Thriceשָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִ֖יםsha.Losh pe.'a.MimH7969H6471in the yearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141shall all your men childrenזְכ֣וּרְךָ֔ze.Khu.re.khaH2138appearיֵרָאֶה֙ye.ra.'EhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֛יpe.NeiH6440the Lordהָֽאָדֹ֥ן׀ha.'a.DonH113Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
24For I will cast outאוֹרִ֤ישׁ'o.RishH3423the nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471beforeמִפָּנֶ֔יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and enlargeוְהִרְחַבְתִּ֖יve.hir.chav.TiH7337thy bordersגְּבוּלֶ֑ךָge.vu.Le.khaH1366:neither shall any manאִישׁ֙'ishH376desireיַחְמֹ֥דyach.ModH2530thy landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,when thou shalt go upבַּעֲלֹֽתְךָ֗ba.'a.lo.te.KhaH5927to appearלֵרָאוֹת֙le.ra.'OtH7200beforeפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430thriceשָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִ֖יםsha.Losh pe.'a.MimH7969H6471in the yearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ba.sha.NahH8141.
25Thou shalt not offerתִשְׁחַ֥טtish.ChatH7819the bloodדַּם־dam-H1818of my sacrificeזִבְחִ֑יziv.ChiH2077with leavenחָמֵ֖ץcha.MetzH2557;neither shall the sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077of the feastחַ֥גchagH2282of the passoverהַפָּֽסַח׃ha.Pa.sachH6453be leftיָלִ֣יןya.LinH3885unto the morningלַבֹּ֔קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242.
26The firstרֵאשִׁ֗יתre.ShitH7225of the firstfruitsבִּכּוּרֵי֙bi.ku.ReiH1061of thy landאַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔'ad.Ma.te.khaH127thou shalt bringתָּבִ֕יאta.Vi'H935unto the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.Thou shalt not seetheתְבַשֵּׁ֥לte.va.ShelH1310a kidגְּדִ֖יge.DiH1423in his mother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃ פ'i.MoH517milkבַּחֲלֵ֥בba.cha.LevH2461.
27And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Writeכְּתָב־ke.tov-H3789thou these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697:for after the tenorפִּ֣י׀piH6310of these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697I have madeכָּרַ֧תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772a covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with thee and with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
28And he was there with Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915;he did neither eatאָכַ֔ל'a.KhalH398breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899,nor drinkשָׁתָ֑הsha.TahH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325.And he wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789upon the tablesהַלֻּחֹ֗תha.lu.ChotH3871the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285,the tenעֲשֶׂ֖רֶת'a.Se.retH6235commandmentsהַדְּבָרִֽים׃ha.de.va.RimH1697.
29And it came to pass, when Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872came downבְּרֶ֤דֶתbe.Re.detH3381from mountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514with the twoוּשְׁנֵ֨יu.she.NeiH8147tablesלֻחֹ֤תlu.ChotH3871of testimonyהָֽעֵדֻת֙ha.'e.DutH5715in Moses’מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027,when he came downבְּרִדְתּ֖וֹbe.rid.ToH3381from the mountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022,that Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֣הu.mo.ShehH4872wistיָדַ֗עya.Da'H3045not that the skinע֥וֹרorH5785of his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440shoneקָרַ֛ןka.RanH7160while he talkedבְּדַבְּר֥וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696with him.
30And when Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175and all the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,behold, the skinע֣וֹרorH5785of his faceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440shoneקָרַ֖ןka.RanH7160;and they were afraidוַיִּֽירְא֖וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372to come nighמִגֶּ֥שֶׁתmi.Ge.shetH5066him.
31And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto them; and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175and all the rulersהַנְּשִׂאִ֖יםha.ne.si.'ImH5387of the congregationבָּעֵדָ֑הba.'e.DahH5712returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֧בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725unto him: and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872talkedוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696with them.
32And afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310all the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478came nighנִגְּשׁ֖וּni.ge.ShuH5066:and he gave them in commandmentוַיְצַוֵּ֕םvay.tza.VemH6680all that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696with him in mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Sinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.
34But when Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872went inוּבְבֹ֨אu.ve.Vo'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068to speakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696with him, he tookH5493the vailהַמַּסְוֶ֖הha.mas.VehH4533offH5493,until he came outצֵאת֑וֹtze.ToH3318.And he came outוְיָצָ֗אve.ya.Tza'H3318,and spakeוְדִבֶּר֙ve.di.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatwhich he was commandedיְצֻוֶּֽה׃ye.tzu.VehH6680.
35And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sawוְרָא֤וּve.ra.'UH7200the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,that the skinע֖וֹרorH5785of Moses’מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440shoneקָרַ֔ןka.RanH7160:and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872putH7725the vailהַמַּסְוֶה֙ha.mas.VehH4533upon his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440againH7725,until he wentבֹּא֖וֹbo.'OH935in to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696with him.
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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