Focused Passage

Exodus 34:1-9

The LORD Proclaims His Name and Renews the Covenant

The LORD commands Moses to chisel two new stone tablets and ascend Mount Sinai. The LORD descends in the cloud, proclaims His name, reveals His merciful and just character, and Moses worships and intercedes. The LORD renews the covenant, warns Israel against idolatrous alliances, restates key worship obligations, commands Moses to write the covenant words, and Moses remains with the LORD forty days and forty nights. When Moses descends, his face shines from speaking with the LORD, and he veils his face before the people.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the originals, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.

2 Be ready in the morning, and come up on Mount Sinai to present yourself before Me on the mountaintop.

3 No one may go up with you; in fact, no one may be seen anywhere on the mountain—not even the flocks or herds may graze in front of the mountain.”

4 So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals. He rose early in the morning, and taking the two stone tablets in his hands, he went up Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him.

5 And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.

6 Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,

7 maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”

8 Moses immediately bowed down to the ground and worshiped.

9 “O Lord,” he said, “if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, my Lord, please go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our iniquity and sin, and take us as Your inheritance.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Then the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Moses מֹשֶׁ֔ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular Chisel out פְּסָל־ H6458 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular two שְׁנֵֽי־ H8147 Number - masculine dual construct stone אֲבָנִ֖ים H68 Noun - feminine plural tablets לֻחֹ֥ת H3871 Noun - masculine plural construct like the originals כָּרִאשֹׁנִ֑ים H7223 Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine plural and I will write וְכָתַבְתִּי֙ H3789 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition them הַלֻּחֹ֔ת H3871 Article | Noun - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the words הַדְּבָרִ֔ים H1697 Article | Noun - masculine plural that אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative were הָי֛וּ H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the first הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים H7223 Article | Adjective - masculine plural tablets הַלֻּחֹ֥ת H3871 Article | Noun - masculine plural which אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative you broke שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃ H7665 Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Verse 2

Original words

Be וֶהְיֵ֥ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular ready נָכ֖וֹן H3559 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular in the morning לַבֹּ֑קֶר H1242 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular and come up וְעָלִ֤יתָ H5927 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular - בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ H1242 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular on Mount הַ֣ר H2022 Noun - masculine singular construct Sinai סִינַ֔י H5514 Noun - proper - feminine singular . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition to present yourself וְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ H5324 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular before Me לִ֛י Preposition | first person common singular . . . שָׁ֖ם H8033 Adverb on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the mountaintop רֹ֥אשׁ H7218 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . הָהָֽר׃ H2022 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

No לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle one וְאִישׁ֙ H376 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular may go up יַעֲלֶ֣ה H5927 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular with you עִמָּ֔ךְ H5973 Preposition | second person feminine singular in fact וְגַם־ H1571 Conjunction no אַל־ H408 Adverb one אִ֥ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular may be seen יֵרָ֖א H7200 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular anywhere בְּכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct on the mountain הָהָ֑ר H2022 Article | Noun - masculine singular not אַל־ H408 Adverb even גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction the flocks הַצֹּ֤אן H6629 Article | Noun - common singular or herds וְהַבָּקָר֙ H1241 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular may graze יִרְע֔וּ H7462 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural in front of אֶל־ H413 Preposition . . . מ֖וּל H4136 Preposition the הַהֽוּא׃ H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular mountain הָהָ֥ר H2022 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 4

Original words

So Moses מֹשֶׁ֤ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular chiseled out וַיִּפְסֹ֡ל H6458 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular two שְׁנֵֽי־ H8147 Number - masculine dual construct stone אֲבָנִ֜ים H68 Noun - feminine plural tablets לֻחֹ֨ת H3871 Noun - masculine plural construct like the originals כָּרִאשֹׁנִ֗ים H7223 Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine plural He rose early וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם H7925 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular in the morning בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ H1242 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and taking וַיִּקַּ֣ח H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the two שְׁנֵ֖י H8147 Number - masculine dual construct stone אֲבָנִֽים׃ H68 Noun - feminine plural tablets לֻחֹ֥ת H3871 Noun - masculine plural construct in his hands בְּיָד֔וֹ H3027 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular he went up וַיַּ֙עַל֙ H5927 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition Mount הַ֣ר H2022 Noun - masculine singular construct Sinai סִינַ֔י H5514 Noun - proper - feminine singular as כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֹת֑וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular had commanded him צִוָּ֥ה H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

And the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular descended וַיֵּ֤רֶד H3381 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular in a cloud בֶּֽעָנָ֔ן H6051 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular stood וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב H3320 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular with him עִמּ֖וֹ H5973 Preposition | third person masculine singular there שָׁ֑ם H8033 Adverb and proclaimed וַיִּקְרָ֥א H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular His name בְשֵׁ֖ם H8034 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 6

Original words

Then the LORD יְהוָ֥ה׀ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular passed וַיַּעֲבֹ֨ר H5674 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular in front of עַל־ H5921 Preposition [Moses] פָּנָיו֮ H6440 Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular and called out וַיִּקְרָא֒ H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular The LORD יְהוָ֣ה׀ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular God אֵ֥ל H410 Noun - masculine singular is compassionate רַח֖וּם H7349 Adjective - masculine singular and gracious וְחַנּ֑וּן H2587 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular slow אֶ֥רֶךְ H750 Adjective - masculine singular construct to anger אַפַּ֖יִם H639 Noun - md abounding וְרַב־ H7227 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct in loving devotion חֶ֥סֶד H2617 Noun - masculine singular and faithfulness וֶאֱמֶֽת׀ H571 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 7

Original words

maintaining נֹצֵ֥ר H5341 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular loving devotion חֶ֙סֶד֙ H2617 Noun - masculine singular to a thousand [generations] לָאֲלָפִ֔ים H505 Preposition-l, Article | Number - masculine plural forgiving נֹשֵׂ֥א H5375 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular iniquity עָוֺ֛ן H5771 Noun - common singular transgression וָפֶ֖שַׁע H6588 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular and sin וְחַטָּאָ֑ה H2403 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Yet He will by no means לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle vvv וְנַקֵּה֙ H5352 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute leave [the guilty] unpunished יְנַקֶּ֔ה H5352 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular He will visit פֹּקֵ֣ד׀ H6485 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular the iniquity עֲוֺ֣ן H5771 Noun - common singular construct of the fathers אָב֗וֹת H1 Noun - masculine plural on עַל־ H5921 Preposition their children בָּנִים֙ H1121 Noun - masculine plural and וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition grandchildren בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . בָנִ֔ים H1121 Noun - masculine plural to עַל־ H5921 Preposition the third שִׁלֵּשִׁ֖ים H8029 Noun - masculine plural . . . וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and fourth generations רִבֵּעִֽים׃ H7256 Noun - masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Hebrew to thousands
Verse 8

Original words

Moses מֹשֶׁ֑ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular immediately וַיְמַהֵ֖ר H4116 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular bowed down וַיִּקֹּ֥ד H6915 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to the ground אַ֖רְצָה H776 Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular and worshiped וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ H7812 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 9

Original words

O Lord אֲדֹנָ֔י H136 Noun - proper - masculine singular he said וַיֹּ֡אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular if אִם־ H518 Conjunction I have indeed found מָצָ֨אתִי H4672 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular favor חֵ֤ן H2580 Noun - masculine singular in Your sight בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ H5869 Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular my Lord אֲדֹנָ֖י H136 Noun - proper - masculine singular please נָא֩ H4994 Interjection go יֵֽלֶךְ־ H1980 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . נָ֥א H4994 Interjection with us בְּקִרְבֵּ֑נוּ H7130 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Although כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction this ה֔וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular is a stiff-necked קְשֵׁה־ H7186 Adjective - masculine singular construct . . . עֹ֙רֶף֙ H6203 Noun - masculine singular people עַם־ H5971 Noun - masculine singular forgive וְסָלַחְתָּ֛ H5545 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular our iniquity לַעֲוֺנֵ֥נוּ H5771 Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | first person common plural and sin וּלְחַטָּאתֵ֖נוּ H2403 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural and take us as Your inheritance וּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ׃ H5157 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural

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