Exodus 34:27
New International Version
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”

New Living Translation
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write down all these instructions, for they represent the terms of the covenant I am making with you and with Israel.”

English Standard Version
And the LORD said to Moses, “Write these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”

Berean Standard Bible
The LORD also said to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”

King James Bible
And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.

New King James Version
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write these words, for according to the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”

New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”

NASB 1995
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”

NASB 1977
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have cut a covenant with you and with Israel.”

Amplified Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”

Christian Standard Bible
The LORD also said to Moses, “Write down these words, for I have made a covenant with you and with Israel based on these words.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD also said to Moses, “Write down these words, for I have made a covenant with you and with Israel based on these words.”

American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD told Moses to put these laws in writing, as part of his agreement with Israel.

English Revised Version
And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write down these words, because on the basis of these words I'm making a promise to Israel and to you."

Good News Translation
The LORD said to Moses, "Write these words down, because it is on the basis of these words that I am making a covenant with you and with Israel."

International Standard Version
Then the LORD told Moses, "Write down these words, because I'm making a covenant with you and with Israel according to these words."

Majority Standard Bible
The LORD also said to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”

NET Bible
The LORD said to Moses, "Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel."

New Heart English Bible
The LORD said to Moses, "Write you these words: for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel."

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD said to Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee, and with Israel.

World English Bible
Yahweh said to Moses, “Write these words; for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And YHWH says to Moses, “Write these words for yourself, for I have made a covenant with you and with Israel according to the tenor of these words.”

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Write for thyself these words, for, according to the tenor of these words I have made with thee a covenant, and with Israel.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jehovah will say to Moses, Write to thyself these words; for upon the mouth of these words, I made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said to Moses: Write these words by which I have made a covenant both with thee and with Israel.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the Lord said to Moses, “Write these words to you, through which I have formed a covenant, both with you and with Israel.”

New American Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses: Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.

New Revised Standard Version
The LORD said to Moses: Write these words; in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the LORD said to Moses, Write these words; for by these words I have made a covenant with you and with all Israel.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The beginning of the harvests of your land you shall bring forth to the house of LORD JEHOVAH your God. You shall not boil a goat in the milk of its mother.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Write thou these words, for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the Lord said to Moses, Write these words for thyself, for on these words I have established a covenant with thee and with Israel.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The LORD Renews the Covenant
26Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.” 27The LORD also said to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.” 28So Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:13
He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow—the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone.

Deuteronomy 9:9-11
When I went up on the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that the LORD made with you, I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I ate no bread and drank no water. / Then the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, inscribed by the finger of God with the exact words that the LORD spoke to you out of the fire on the mountain on the day of the assembly. / And at the end of forty days and forty nights, the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant.

Deuteronomy 10:1-5
At that time the LORD said to me, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the originals, come up to Me on the mountain, and make an ark of wood. / And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke; and you are to place them in the ark.” / So I made an ark of acacia wood, chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals, and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hands. ...

Deuteronomy 31:9
So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.

Deuteronomy 31:24-26
When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end, / he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD: / “Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.

Joshua 24:26
Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was near the sanctuary of the LORD.

2 Kings 23:2-3
And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. / So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.

Nehemiah 9:13-14
You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments. / You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.

Psalm 78:5
For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children,

Jeremiah 31:31-34
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. ...

Matthew 5:17-18
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

Matthew 26:28
This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Luke 22:20
In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.

John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 5:46-47
If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me. / But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”


Treasury of Scripture

And the LORD said to Moses, Write you these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.

write

Exodus 17:14
And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

Exodus 24:4,7
And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel…

Deuteronomy 31:9
And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.

I Have

Exodus 34:10
And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the LORD: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.

Deuteronomy 4:13
And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.

Deuteronomy 31:9
And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.

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Exodus 34
1. The tablets are replaced
5. The name of the Lord proclaimed
8. Moses entreats God to go with them
10. God makes a covenant with them, repeating certain duties
28. Moses after forty days on the mount, comes down with the tablets
29. His face is radiant, and he covers it with a veil














The LORD also said to Moses
This phrase establishes the divine origin of the message. The use of "The LORD" (Yahweh) emphasizes the covenantal name of God, highlighting His eternal and unchanging nature. In the Hebrew context, this underscores the authority and sacredness of the communication. Moses, as the mediator between God and Israel, is once again positioned as the recipient of divine revelation, reinforcing his role as a prophet and leader.

Write down these words
The command to "write down" signifies the importance of preserving God's words for future generations. In ancient times, writing was a means of ensuring the permanence and accuracy of a message. This act of recording is crucial for the transmission of divine law and covenant, emphasizing the enduring nature of God's instructions.

for in accordance with these words
This phrase indicates that the words being recorded are not merely suggestions but are foundational to the relationship between God and His people. The Hebrew root here implies a binding agreement, underscoring the seriousness and commitment required by both parties in the covenant.

I have made a covenant with you and with Israel
The concept of "covenant" (Hebrew: berit) is central to the biblical narrative, representing a solemn and binding agreement. This covenant is not only with Moses but extends to all of Israel, highlighting the communal aspect of God's promises and expectations. Historically, covenants were common in the ancient Near East, often involving stipulations, blessings, and curses. Here, it signifies God's gracious initiative to establish a relationship with His chosen people, setting them apart for His purposes.

(27) Write thou these words.--Heb., Write for thee these words, i.e., put them in writing for thine own use and the use of thy people. This express command accounts for the assignment of so much space to what is mainly repetition. The requirement of the repetition can only be explained by the importance of the laws laid down under the circumstances of the Hebrew nation, and the power of repetition to enforce upon the conscience what is pressed upon it by reiteration.

After the tenor of these words.--The summary of positive laws contained in this chapter (Exodus 34:12-26) was not intended to supersede the "Book of the Covenant," but rather to confirm and reinforce it. The covenant was renewed not upon these words only, but "after the tenor," i.e., after their general aspect or bearing.

Verses 27-35. - FINAL DESCENT OF MOSES FROM SINAI. The covenant having been renewed, Moses prepared to descend, having first however received a command to commit to writing the words of this second covenant (ver. 27). He received back the tables from God, inscribed with the Ten Commandments, and after a stay in Sinai of equal duration with the former one (ver. 28), descended, having the tables in his hands. He was not aware that the skin of his face had become radiant (ver. 29), and first learnt the fact by the rulers being afraid to come near him (ver. 30). After conversing with them and with the people he resolved to "put a vail on his face" ordinarily, only taking it of[ when he "went in before the Lord" into the ,, tent of meeting," and when, having received a message from the Lord to the people, he came out to deliver it. Verse 27. - Write thou these words. Literally, "write thee these words" - i.e., "write them for thyself and for thy people." According to the tenor of these words have I made a covenant. That is, "the covenant on my part is conditional on the observance of these words on the part of Israel." The "words" intended are those of vers. 10-26.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The LORD
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

also said
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Moses,
מֹשֶׁ֔ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

“Write down
כְּתָב־ (kə·ṯāḇ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 3789: To grave, to write

these
הָאֵ֑לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh)
Article | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

words,
הַדְּבָרִ֣ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

for
כִּ֞י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

in accordance with
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

these
הָאֵ֗לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh)
Article | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

words
הַדְּבָרִ֣ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

I have made
כָּרַ֧תִּי (kā·rat·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant

a covenant
בְּרִ֖ית (bə·rîṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1285: A covenant

with
אִתְּךָ֛ (’it·tə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

you and with
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

Israel.”
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc


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