Revised Version 1895
Exodus 34
1And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, Hew theetwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147tables ofstoneאֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimH68like unto thefirstכָּרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםka.ri.sho.NimH7223: and I willwriteוְכָתַבְתִּי֙ve.kha.tav.TiH3789uponH5921the tables thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697that were on thefirstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223tables,whichH834thou brakest.
2And bereadyנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559by themorningלַבֹּ֑קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242, andcomeוֶהְיֵ֥הveh.YehH1961upוְעָלִ֤יתָve.'a.Li.taH5927in themorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242untomountהַ֣רharH2022Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514, andpresentשָׁ֖םshamH8033thyself there tomeאֶל־'el-H413on thetopרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of themountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.
3AndnoH3808manוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376shallcomeH5927upH5927with thee,neitherH3808letאַל־'al-H408anyH3605manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376beseenיֵרָ֖אye.Ra'H7200throughoutH3605allH3605themountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022;neitherH3808letאַל־'al-H408theflocksהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629norH3808herdsוְהַבָּקָר֙ve.ha.ba.KarH1241feedיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462beforeאֶל־'el-H413thatmountהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022.
4And he hewedtwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147tables ofstoneאֲבָנִ֜ים'a.va.NimH68like unto thefirstכָּרִאשֹׁנִ֗יםka.ri.sho.NimH7223; andMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872roseH7925upH5927earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242, andwentH5927upH5927untomountהַ֣רharH2022Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him, andtookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147tables ofstoneאֲבָנִֽים׃'a.va.NimH68.
6And theLORDH3068passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֨רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674bybeforeפָּנָיו֮pa.NavH6440him, andproclaimedוַיִּקְרָא֒vai.yik.Ra'H7121, TheLORDH3068, theLORDH3068, aGodאֵ֥ל'elH410fullוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227of compassion andgraciousוְחַנּ֑וּןve.cha.NunH2587,slowאֶ֥רֶךְ'E.rekhH750toangerאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639, and plenteous inmercyH3068andtruthוֶאֱמֶֽת׀ve.'e.MetH571;
7keepingנֹצֵ֥רno.TzerH5341mercy forthousandsלָאֲלָפִ֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505,forgivingנֹשֵׂ֥אno.Se'H5375iniquityעָוֹ֛ן'a.VonH5771andtransgressionוָפֶ֖שַׁעva.Fe.sha'H6588andsinוְחַטָּאָ֑הve.cha.ta.'AhH2403: and that will bynoלֹ֣אlo'H3808meansוְנַקֵּה֙ve.na.KehH5352clearיְנַקֶּ֔הye.na.KehH5352theguiltyH5771;visitingפֹּקֵ֣ד׀po.KedH6485theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of thefathersאָב֗וֹת'a.VotH1uponעַל־'al-H5921thechildrenבָּנִים֙ba.NimH1121, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921thechildren’sבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121childrenבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,uponעַל־'al-H5921thethirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֖יםshi.le.ShimH8029anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921thefourthרִבֵּעִֽים׃ri.be.'ImH7256generationH8029.
9And hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518nowH4994I havefoundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֤ןchenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, OLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,letH4994theLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136, IprayH4994thee,goH4994in themidstבְּקִרְבֵּ֑נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130ofusH4994; for it is a stiffneckedpeopleעַם־'am-H5971; andpardonוְסָלַחְתָּ֛ve.sa.lach.TaH5545ouriniquityלַעֲוֹנֵ֥נוּla.'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771and oursinוּלְחַטָּאתֵ֖נוּu.le.cha.ta.Te.nuH2403, andtakeוּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ׃u.ne.chal.Ta.nuH5157usH4994for thineinheritanceH5157.
10And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, ImakeH6213acovenantבְּרִית֒be.RitH1285:beforeנֶ֤גֶדNe.gedH5048allכָּֽל־kal-H3605thypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971I willdoH6213marvels,suchH834as havenotH3808beenwroughtH4639inallבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,norH3808inanyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605nationהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471: andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971amongwhichH834thouartH4639shallseeוְרָאָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7200theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, for it is a terriblethingכִּֽי־ki-H3588that IdoH6213with thee.
11Observeשְׁמָ֨ר־she.Mar-H8104thou thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֣me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:beholdהִנְנִ֧יhi.NiH2005, Idriveגֹרֵ֣שׁgo.ReshH1644outH1644beforeמִפָּנֶ֗יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee theAmoriteהָאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and theCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and theHittiteוְהַחִתִּי֙ve.ha.chi.TiH2850, and thePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, and theHiviteוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.
12Takeהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104heedH8104to thyself,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thoumakeתִּכְרֹ֤תtikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285with theinhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֣בle.yo.ShevH3427of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither thou goest,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435it be for asnareלְמוֹקֵ֖שׁle.mo.KeshH4170in themidstבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃be.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee:
15lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thoumakeתִּכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with theinhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֣בle.yo.ShevH3427of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and they go a whoringafterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310theirgodsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, and dosacrificeמִזִּבְחֽוֹ׃mi.ziv.ChoH2077unto theirgodsלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430, and onecallוְקָרָ֣אve.ka.Ra'H7121thee and thoueatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398of hissacrificeH2077;
16and thoutakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947of theirdaughtersמִבְּנֹתָ֖יוmi.be.no.TavH1323unto thysonsלְבָנֶ֑יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121, and theirdaughtersבְנֹתָ֗יוve.no.TavH1323go a whoringafterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310theirgodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ן'e.Lo.hei.HenH430, andmakeH3947thysonsבָּנֶ֔יךָba.Nei.khaH1121go a whoringafterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310theirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃'e.lo.hei.HenH430.
18Thefeastחַ֣גchagH2282ofunleavenedהַמַּצּוֹת֮ha.ma.tzOtH4682breadH4682shalt thoukeepתִּשְׁמֹר֒tish.MorH8104.Sevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֜יםya.MimH3117thou shalteatתֹּאכַ֤לto.KhalH398unleavenedמַצּוֹת֙ma.tzOtH4682breadH4682, as Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֔ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, at the timeappointedלְמוֹעֵ֖דle.mo.'EdH4150in themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Abibהָאָבִ֑יבha.'a.VivH24: for in themonthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Abibהָֽאָבִ֔יבha.'a.VivH24thou camestoutיָצָ֖אתָya.Tza.taH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
20And thefirstlingוּפֶ֤טֶרu.Fe.terH6363of an ass thou shaltredeemתִּפְדֶּ֣הtif.DehH6299with alambבְשֶׂ֔הve.SehH7716: andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thou wiltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808redeemתִפְדֶּ֖הtif.DehH6299it, then thou shaltbreakוַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹva.'a.raf.ToH6202itsH3605neckH6202.AllH3605thefirstbornבְּכ֤וֹרbe.KhorH1060of thysonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121thou shaltredeemתִּפְדֶּ֔הtif.DehH6299. Andnoneוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shallappearיֵרָא֥וּye.ra.'UH7200beforeH6440meH6440emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.
23Threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֖יםpe.'a.MimH6471in theyearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141shallallכָּל־kol-H3605thymalesזְכ֣וּרְךָ֔ze.Khu.re.khaH2138appearיֵרָאֶה֙ye.ra.'EhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֛יpe.NeiH6440theLordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068GODאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430, theGodH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
24For I willcastH5927outאוֹרִ֤ישׁ'o.RishH3423nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471beforeמִפָּנֶ֔יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, andenlargeוְהִרְחַבְתִּ֖יve.hir.chav.TiH7337thybordersגְּבוּלֶ֑ךָge.vu.Le.khaH1366:neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shallanyH376manH376desireיַחְמֹ֥דyach.ModH2530thylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776, when thou goestupH5927toappearלֵרָאוֹת֙le.ra.'OtH7200beforeפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֖יםpe.'a.MimH6471in theyearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ba.sha.NahH8141.
25Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808offerH2077thebloodדַּם־dam-H1818of mysacrificeזִבְחִ֑יziv.ChiH2077withleavenedחָמֵ֖ץcha.MetzH2557breadH2557;neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall thesacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077of thefeastחַ֥גchagH2282of thepassoverהַפָּֽסַח׃ha.Pa.sachH6453be left unto themorningלַבֹּ֔קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242.
26Thefirstרֵאשִׁ֗יתre.ShitH7225of the firstfruits of thygroundאַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔'ad.Ma.te.khaH127thou shaltbringתָּבִ֕יאta.Vi'H935unto thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430. Thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808seetheתְבַשֵּׁ֥לte.va.ShelH1310a kid initsH935mother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃ פ'i.MoH517milkבַּחֲלֵ֥בba.cha.LevH2461.
27And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Writeכְּתָב־ke.tov-H3789thoutheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697: forafterעַל־'al-H5921the tenor oftheseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697I havemadeכָּרַ֧תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772acovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with thee and withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
28And he was there with theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915; hedidH3808neitherH3808eatאָכַ֔ל'a.KhalH398breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899,norH3808drinkשָׁתָ֑הsha.TahH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325. And hewroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789uponעַל־'al-H5921the tables thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285, thetenעֲשֶׂ֖רֶת'a.Se.retH6235commandmentsהַדְּבָרִֽים׃ha.de.va.RimH1697.
29And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872cameH1961downבְּרֶ֤דֶתbe.Re.detH3381frommountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514with thetwoוּשְׁנֵ֨יu.she.NeiH8147tables of thetestimonyהָֽעֵדֻת֙ha.'e.DutH5715inMoses’מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027, when hecameH1961downבְּרִדְתּ֖וֹbe.rid.ToH3381from themountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022, thatMosesוּמֹשֶׁ֣הu.mo.ShehH4872wistnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808that theskinע֥וֹרorH5785of hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440shoneקָרַ֛ןka.RanH7160by reason of hisspeakingבְּדַבְּר֥וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696with him.
30And whenAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, theskinע֣וֹרorH5785of hisfaceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440shoneקָרַ֖ןka.RanH7160; and they wereafraidוַיִּֽירְא֖וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372tocomeמִגֶּ֥שֶׁתmi.Ge.shetH5066nigh him.
32Andafterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310allכָּל־kol-H3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameנִגְּשׁ֖וּni.ge.ShuH5066nigh: and hegaveH6680them incommandmentH6680allכָּל־kol-H3605that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hadspokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696with him inmountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Sinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.
34But whenMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872wentH3318inbeforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068tospeakH1696with him, hetookH3318theveilהַמַּסְוֶ֖הha.mas.VehH4533offיָסִ֥ירya.SirH5493,untilעַד־'ad-H5704hecameH935outH3318; and hecameH935outH3318, and spake unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he wascommandedיְצֻוֶּֽה׃ye.tzu.VehH6680;
35and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sawוְרָא֤וּve.ra.'UH7200thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, that theskinע֖וֹרorH5785ofMoses’מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440shoneקָרַ֔ןka.RanH7160: andMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872putH935theveilהַמַּסְוֶה֙ha.mas.VehH4533uponעַל־'al-H5921hisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440againוְהֵשִׁ֨יבve.he.ShivH7725,untilעַד־'ad-H5704hewentH935in tospeakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696with him.
Commentaries on Exodus 34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- 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
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