NASB — Exodus 34 — KJV

The Two Tablets Replaced

1 Now the LORD° said° to Moses°, “Cut° out for yourself atwo° stone° tablets° like the former° ones°, and bI will write° on the tablets° the words° that were on the former° tablets° which° you shattered°. 2 So be ready° by morning°, and come° up in the morning° to aMount° Sinai°, and Ipresent° yourself° there° to Me on the top° of the mountain°. 3 aNo° man° is to come° up with you, nor° let any° man° be seen° Ianywhere° on the mountain°; even° the flocks° and the herds° may not graze° in front° of that mountain°.” 4 So he cut° out atwo° stone° tablets° like the former° ones°, and Moses° rose° up early° in the morning° and went° up to Mount° Sinai°, as the LORD° had commanded° him, and he took° two° stone° tablets° in his hand°. 5 aThe LORD° descended° in the cloud° and stood° there° with him as Ihe called° upon the name° of the LORD°. 6 Then the LORD° passed° by in front° of him and proclaimed°, “The LORD°, the LORD° God°, acompassionate° and gracious°, slow° to anger°, and abounding° in lovingkindness° and Itruth°; 7 who akeeps° lovingkindness° for thousands°, who forgives° iniquity°, transgression° and sin°; yet He bwill by no° means° leave° [the guilty] unpunished°, cvisiting° the iniquity° of fathers° on the children° and on the grandchildren° to the third° and fourth° generations.” 8 Moses° made° haste° Iato bow° low° toward° the earth° and worship°. 9 He said°, “aIf° now° I have found° favor° in Your sight°, O Lord°, I pray°, let the Lord° go° along in our midst°, even° though° Ibthe people° are so obstinate°°, and cpardon° our iniquity° and our sin°, and dtake° us as Your own IIpossession°.”

[1] aEx 24:12; 31:18; 32:16, 19 bDt 10:2, 4
[2] IOr place yourself before aEx 19:11, 18, 20
[3] ILit on all aEx 19:12, 13
[4] aEx 34:1
[5] IOr he called out with the name of the LORD aEx 19:9; 33:9
[6] IOr faithfulness aNu 14:18; Dt 4:31; Ne 9:17; Ps 86:15; 103:8; 108:4; 145:8; Jol 2:13; Ro 2:4
[7] aEx 20:5, 6; Dt 5:10; 7:9; Ps 103:3; 130:3, 4; 1 Jn 1:9 bEx 23:7; Dt 7:10; Jb 10:14; Na 1:3 cDt 5:9
[8] ILit and bowed...worshiped aEx 4:31
[9] ILit it is a people stiff-necked IIOr inheritance aEx 33:13 bEx 32:9 cEx 34:7 dDt 4:20; 9:26, 29; 32:9; Ps 33:12

The Covenant Renewed

10 ¶ Then IGod said°, “Behold°, aI am going to make° a covenant°. Before° all° your people° bI will perform° miracles° which° have not been IIproduced° in all° the earth° nor° among any° of the nations°; and all° the people° IIIamong° whom° you live will see° the working° of the LORD°, for it is a fearful° thing° that I am going to perform° with you.

[10] ILit He IILit created IIILit in whose midst you are aEx 34:27, 28; Dt 5:2 bDt 4:32; Ps 72:18; 136:4

11 ¶ “IBe sure to observe° what° I am commanding° you this day°: behold°, aI am going to drive° out the Amorite° before°° you, and the Canaanite°, the Hittite°, the Perizzite°, the Hivite° and the Jebusite°. 12 aWatch° yourself that you make° no° covenant° with the inhabitants° of the land° into which° you are going°, or° it will become° a snare° in your midst°. 13 aBut [rather], you are to tear° down° their altars° and smash° their [sacred] pillars° and cut° down° their IbAsherim° 14 —for ayou shall not worship° any° other° god°, for the LORD°, whose name° is Jealous°, is a jealous° God°15 otherwise° you might° make° a covenant° with the inhabitants° of the land° and they would play° the harlot° with their gods° and asacrifice° to their gods°, and someone bmight invite° you Ito eat° of his sacrifice°, 16 and ayou might take° some° of his daughters° for your sons°, and his daughters° might play° the harlot° with their gods° and cause your sons° [also] to play° the harlot° with their gods°. 17 aYou shall make° for yourself no° molten° gods°.

[11] ILit Observe for yourself aEx 33:2
[12] aEx 23:32, 33
[13] II.e. wooden symbols of a female deity aEx 23:24; Dt 12:3 bDt 16:21; Jg 6:25, 26; 2K 18:4; 2Ch 34:3f
[14] aEx 20:3, 5; Dt 4:24
[15] ILit and you eat aEx 22:20; 32:8 bNu 25:1, 2; Dt 32:37, 38
[16] aDt 7:3; Jsh 23:12, 13; 1K 11:1-4
[17] aEx 20:4, 23; Lv 19:4; Dt 5:8

18 ¶ “You shall observe° athe Feast° of Unleavened° Bread°. For bseven° days° you are to eat° unleavened° bread°, Ias I commanded° you, at the appointed° time° in the cmonth° of Abib°, for in the month° of Abib° you came° out of Egypt°.

[18] IOr which aEx 12:17; Lv 23:6; Nu 28:16f bEx 12:15, 16 cEx 12:2; 13:4

19 ¶ “aThe first° offspring° from every° womb° belongs to Me, and all° your male° livestock°, the first° offspring° from Icattle° and sheep°. 20 aYou shall redeem° with a lamb° the Ifirst° offspring° from a donkey°; and if° you do not redeem° [it], then you shall break° its neck°. You shall redeem° ball° the firstborn° of your sons°. IIcNone° shall appear° before° Me empty-handed°.

[19] IOr oxen aEx 13:2; 22:29f
[20] ILit first opening of IILit They shall not aEx 13:13 bEx 13:15; Nu 3:45 cEx 22:29; 23:15; Dt 16:16

21 ¶ “You shall work° asix° days°, but on the seventh° day° you shall rest°; [even] during plowing° time° and harvest° you shall rest°. 22 You shall celebrate° athe Feast° of Weeks°, [that is], the first° fruits° of the wheat° harvest°, and the Feast° of Ingathering° at the turn° of the year°. 23 aThree° times° a year° all° your males° are to appear° before° the Lord° IGOD°, the God° of Israel°. 24 For I will Iadrive° out nations° before°° you and enlarge° your borders°, and no° man° shall covet° your land° when you go° up three° times° a year° to appear° before° the LORD° your God°.

[21] aEx 20:9f; 23:12; 31:15; 35:2; Lv 23:3; Dt 5:13f
[22] aEx 23:16; Nu 28:26
[23] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD aEx 23:14-17
[24] IOr dispossess aEx 33:2; Ps 78:55

25 ¶ “aYou shall not Ioffer° the blood° of My sacrifice° with leavened° bread°, bnor° is the sacrifice° of the Feast° of the Passover° to IIbe left° over° until morning°.

[25] ILit slaughter IILit remain overnight aEx 23:18 bEx 12:10

26 ¶ “You shall bring° athe very first° of the first° fruits° of your soil° into the house° of the LORD° your God°.

¶ “You shall not boil° a young° goat° in its mother’s° milk°.”

[26] aEx 23:19; Dt 26:2

27 ¶ Then the LORD° said° to Moses°, “aWrite° Idown° these° words°, for in accordance°° with these° words° I have made° ba covenant° with you and with Israel°.” 28 So he was there° with the LORD° aforty° days° and forty° nights°; he did not eat° bread° or drink° water°. And Ibhe wrote° on the tablets° the words° of the covenant°, cthe Ten° IICommandments°.

[27] ILit for yourself aEx 17:14; 24:4 bEx 34:10
[28] IOr He, i.e. The LORD IILit Words aEx 24:18 bEx 31:18; 34:1 cDt 4:13; 10:4

Moses’ Face Shines

29 ¶ It came° about when Moses° was coming° down° from Mount° Sinai° (and the atwo° tablets° of the testimony° [were] in Moses’° hand° as he was coming° down° from the mountain°), that Moses° did not know° that bthe skin° of his face° shone° because of his speaking° with Him. 30 So when Aaron° and all° the sons° of Israel° saw° Moses°, behold°, the skin° of his face° shone°, and athey were afraid° to come° near° him. 31 Then Moses° called° to them, and Aaron° and all° the rulers° in the congregation° returned° to him; and Moses° spoke° to them. 32 Afterward° all° the sons° of Israel° came° near°, and he commanded° them [to do] everything° that the LORD° had spoken° Ito him on Mount° Sinai°. 33 When Moses° had finished° speaking° with them, ahe put° a veil° over° his face°. 34 But whenever Moses° went° in before° the LORD° to speak° with Him, ahe would take° off° the veil° until° he came° out; and whenever he came° out and spoke° to the sons° of Israel° what° he had been commanded°, 35 athe sons° of Israel° would see° the face° of Moses°, that the skin° of Moses’° face° shone°. So Moses° would replace° the veil° over° his face° until° he went° in to speak° with Him.

[29] aEx 32:15 bMt 17:2; 2Co 3:7
[30] a2Co 3:7
[32] ILit with
[33] a2Co 3:13
[34] a2Co 3:16
[35] a2Co 3:13


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The tables are renewed.

1 ¶ And the LORDº saidºª unto² Moses,º Hewºª thee twoº tablesº of stoneº like unto the first:º and I will writeºª upon² [these] tablesº² the wordsº that² were² in² the firstº tables,º which² thou brakest.ºª 2 And be² readyºª in the morning,º and come upºª in the morningº unto² mountº Sinai,º and present¹ª thyself² there² to me in² the topº of the mount.º 3 And no² manº shall come upºª with² thee, neitherº² let any manº be seenºª throughout all² the mount;º neither²² let the flocksº nor herdsº feedºª beforeº² that² mount.º

[1] Ex 31:18; 32:16, 19; 34:28; Dt 9:15; 10:1; Ps 119:89.
[2] Ex 19:20, 24; 24:12; Dt 9:25.
[3] Ex 19:12, 21; Lv 16:17; 1Ti 2:5; He 12:20.

4 ¶ And he hewedºª twoº tablesº of stoneº like unto the first;º and Mosesº rose up earlyºª in the morning,º and went upºª unto² mountº Sinai,º as² the LORDº had commandedºª him, and tookºª in his handº the twoº tablesº of stone.º

The name of the LORD proclaimed.

5 And the LORDº descendedºª in the cloud,º and stoodºª with² him there,² and proclaimedºª the nameº of the LORD.º 6 And the LORDº passed byºª before²² him,¹ and proclaimed,ºª The LORD,º The LORDº God,º mercifulº and gracious,º longsuffering,ºº and abundantº in goodnessº and truth,º 7 Keepingºª mercyº for thousands,º forgivingºª iniquityº and transgressionº and sin,º and that will by no means¹ª clearºª² [the guilty]; visitingºª the iniquityº of the fathersº upon² the children,º and upon² the children'sº children,² unto² the thirdº and to² the fourthº [generation].

[5] Ex 19:18; 33:9, 19; Nu 11:17, 25; 14:17; Dt 32:3; 1K 8:10; Ps 102:21; Pv 18:10; Is 1:10; Lk 9:34.
[6] Ex 3:13; 33:20; Nu 14:17; Dt 5:10; 1K 19:11; 2Ch 30:9; Ne 9:17; Ps 31:19; 57:10; 86:5, 15; 91:4; 103:8; 108:4; 111:4, 8; 112:4; 116:5; 138:2; 145:8; 146:6; Is 12:4; Lm 3:23; Jol 2:13; Jna 4:2; Mi 7:18, 20; Jn 1:17; Ro 2:4; 5:20; Ep 1:7.
[7] Ex 20:5, 6; 23:7, 21; Nu 14:18; Dt 5:10; 32:35; Jsh 24:19; Ne 1:5; 9:32; Jb 10:14; Ps 9:16; 11:5; 58:10; 86:15; 103:3; 130:4; 136:10, 15; Is 45:21; Jr 32:18; Dn 9:4, 9; Mi 6:11; 7:18; Na 1:2, 6; Mt 6:14; 12:31; 18:32; Lk 7:42, 48; Ac 5:31; 13:38; Ro 2:4; 3:19; 4:7; 9:22; Ep 1:7; 4:32; He 12:29; 1Jn 1:9; Rv 20:15; 21:8.

Moses intreateth God to go with them.

8 And Mosesº made haste,ºª and bowed his headºª toward the earth,º and worshipped.ºª 9 And he said,ºª If² now² I have foundºª graceº in thy sight,º O Lord,º let my Lord,º I pray thee,² go¹ª² amongº us; for² it² [is] a stiffneckedºº people;º and pardonºª our iniquityº and our sin,º and take us for thine inheritance.ºª

[8] Gn 17:3; Ex 4:31; 2Ch 20:18.
[9] Ex 19:5; 32:9; 33:3, 13, 14, 17; Nu 14:19; Dt 32:9; Ps 25:11; 28:9; 33:12; 78:62; 94:14; 135:4; Is 48:4; Jr 10:16; Zc 2:12; Mt 28:20.

God maketh a Covenant with them, repeating certain duties of the first table.

10 ¶ And he said,ºª Behold,² I² makeºª a covenant:º before² all² thy peopleº I will doºª marvels,ºª such as² have not² been doneºª in all² the earth,º nor in any² nation:º and all² the peopleº amongº which² thou² [art] shall seeºª² the workº of the LORD:º for² it² [is] a terrible thingºª that² I² will doºª with² thee. 11 Observeºª thou² that which² I² commandºª thee this day:º behold,² I drive outºª beforeº² thee² the Amorite,º and the Canaanite,º and the Hittite,º and the Perizzite,º and the Hivite,º and the Jebusite.º 12 Take heedºª to thyself, lest² thou makeºª a covenantº with the inhabitantsºª of the landº whither²² thou² goest,ºª lest² it be² for a snareº in the midstº of thee: 13 But² ye shall destroyºª² their altars,º breakºª their images,º and cut downºª their groves:º 14 For² thou shalt worshipºª no² otherº god:º for² the LORD,º whose nameº [is] Jealous,º [is] a jealousº God:º 15 Lest² thou makeºª a covenantº with the inhabitantsºª of the land,º and they go a whoringºª afterº their gods,º and do sacrificeºª unto their gods,º and [one] callºª thee, and thou eatºª of his sacrifice;º² 16 And thou takeºª of their daughtersº² unto thy sons,º and their daughtersº go a whoringºª afterº their gods,º and make¹ª² thy sonsº go a whoringºª afterº their gods.º 17 Thou shalt makeºª thee no² moltenº gods.º

[10] Ex 24:7; Dt 4:13, 32; 5:2; 10:21; 29:12; 32:30; Jsh 6:20; 10:12; 2S 7:23; Ps 65:5; 66:3, 5; 68:35; 76:12; 77:14; 78:12; 106:22; 145:6; 147:20; Is 64:3; Jr 32:21.
[11] Gn 15:18; Ex 3:8, 17; 33:2; Dt 4:1, 40; 5:32; 6:3, 25; 7:1, 19; 9:4; 12:28, 32; 28:1; Mt 28:20; Jn 14:21.
[12] Ex 23:32; Dt 7:2, 16; Jsh 23:12; Jg 2:2, 3; 8:27; Ps 106:36.
[13] Ex 23:24; Dt 7:5, 25; 12:2; Jg 2:2; 6:25; 2K 18:4; 23:14; 2Ch 31:1; 34:3.
[14] Ex 20:3, 5; 33:19; 34:5; Dt 5:7, 24; 6:15; 29:20; 32:16, 21; Jsh 24:19; Is 9:6; 57:15; Na 1:2; Mt 4:10; 1Co 10:22.
[15] Ex 23:32; 34:10, 12; Lv 17:7; 20:5; Nu 15:39; 25:2; Dt 7:2; 31:16; Jg 2:17; Ezr 6:9; Ps 73:27; 106:28; Jr 3:9; Ho 4:12; 9:1; 1Co 8:4, 7, 10; 10:20, 27; Rv 2:20; 17:1.
[16] Nu 25:1; Dt 7:3; 1K 11:2; Ezr 9:2; Ne 13:23, 25; 2Co 6:14.
[17] Ex 32:8; Lv 19:4; Is 46:6; Jr 10:14; Ac 17:29; 19:26.

18² The feastº of unleavened breadº shalt thou keep.ºª Sevenº daysº thou shalt eatºª unleavened bread,º as² I commandedºª thee, in the timeº of the monthº Abib:º for² in the monthº Abibº thou camest outºª from Egypt.º² 19 All² that openethº the matrixº [is] mine; and every² firstlingº among thy cattle,º [whether] oxº or sheep,º [that is male].¹ª² 20 But the firstlingº of an assº thou shalt redeemºª with a lamb:º and if² thou redeemºª [him] not,² then shalt thou break his neck.ºª All² the firstbornº of thy sonsº thou shalt redeem.ºª And none² shall appearºª beforeº me empty.º

[18] Ex 12:15; 13:4, 6; 23:15; Lv 23:6; Dt 16:1; Mk 14:1; Lk 22:1; Ac 12:3.
[19] Ex 13:2, 12; 22:29; Nu 18:15; Ezk 44:30; Lk 2:23.
[20] Ex 13:10, 15; 23:15; Nu 3:45; 18:15; Dt 16:16; 1S 9:7; 2S 24:24.

21 ¶ Sixº daysº thou shalt work,ºª but on the seventhº dayº thou shalt rest:ºª in earing timeº and in harvestº thou shalt rest.ºª

[21] Gn 45:6; Ex 20:9; 23:12; 35:2; Dt 5:12; 21:4; 1S 8:12; Is 30:24; Lk 13:14; 23:56.

22 ¶ And thou shalt observeºª the feastº of weeks,º of the firstfruitsº of wheatº harvest,º and the feastº of ingatheringº at the year'sº end.º

[22] Ex 23:16; Nu 28:16; 29:12; Dt 16:10; Jn 7:2; Ac 2:1.

23 ¶ Thriceºº in the yearº shall all² your men childrenº appearºª² beforeº the Lordº GOD,º the Godº of Israel.º 24 For² I will cast outºª the nationsº beforeº² thee, and enlargeºª² thy borders:º neither² shall any manº desireºª² thy land,º when thou shalt go upºª to appearºª² beforeº the LORDº thy Godº thriceºº in the year.º 25 Thou shalt not² offerºª the bloodº of my sacrificeº with² leaven;º neither² shall the sacrificeº of the feastº of the passoverº be leftºª unto the morning.º 26 The firstº of the firstfruitsº of thy landº thou shalt bringºª unto the houseº of the LORDº thy God.º Thou shalt not² seetheºª a kidº in his mother'sº milk.º 27 And the LORDº saidºª unto² Moses,º Writeºª thou² these² words:º for² after² the tenorº of these² wordsº I have madeºª a covenantº with² thee and with² Israel.º

[23] Gn 32:28; 33:20; Ex 23:14, 17; Dt 16:16; Ps 84:7.
[24] Gn 35:5; Ex 23:27, 31; 33:2; 34:11; Lv 18:24; Dt 7:1; 12:20; 19:8; 1Ch 4:10; 2Ch 17:10; Jb 1:10; Ps 78:55; 80:8; Pv 16:7; Ac 18:10.
[25] Ex 12:10, 20; 23:18; 29:34; Lv 7:15; Nu 9:12; Dt 16:3; 1Co 5:7.
[26] Ex 23:19; Dt 14:21; 26:2, 10; Pv 3:9; Mt 6:33; 1Co 15:20; Jm 1:18.
[27] Ex 17:14; 24:4, 7; 34:10; Dt 4:13; 31:9.

Moses after forty days in the mount cometh down with the tables.

28 And he was² there² with² the LORDº fortyº daysº and fortyº nights;º he did neither² eatºª bread,º nor² drinkºª water.º And he wroteºª upon² the tablesº² the wordsº of the covenant,º the tenº commandments.º

[28] Ex 24:18; 31:18; 32:16; 34:1; Dt 4:13; 9:9, 18, 25; 10:2; 2Co 3:7.

His face shineth, and he covereth it with a vail.

29 ¶ And it came to pass,² when Mosesº came downºª from mountº² Sinaiº with the twoº tablesº of testimonyº in Moses'º hand,º when he came downºª from² the mount,º that Mosesº wistºª not² that² the skinº of his faceº shoneºª while he talkedºª with² him. 30 And when Aaronº and all² the childrenº of Israelº sawºª² Moses,º behold,² the skinº of his faceº shone;ºª and they were afraidºª to come nighºª²² him. 31 And Mosesº calledºª unto² them; and Aaronº and all² the rulersº of the congregationº returnedºª unto² him: and Mosesº talkedºª with² them. 32 And afterwardº² all² the childrenº of Israelº came nigh:ºª and he gave them in commandmentºª² all² that² the LORDº had spokenºª with² him in mountº Sinai.º 33 And [till] Mosesº had doneºª speakingºª² with² them, he putºª a vailº on² his face.º 34 But when Mosesº went inºª beforeº the LORDº to speakºª with² him, he took¹ª the vail¹ off,ºª²² until² he came out.ºª And he came out,ºª and spakeºª unto² the childrenº of Israelº² [that] which² he was commanded.ºª 35 And the childrenº of Israelº sawºª² the faceº of Moses,º that² the skinº of Moses'º faceº shone:ºª and Mosesº putºª² the vailº upon² his faceº again,¹ª until² he went¹ª in² to speakºª with² him.

[29] Ex 16:15; 32:15; Jsh 2:4; 8:14; Jg 16:20; Mt 17:2; Mk 9:6; 14:40; Lk 2:49; 9:29; Jn 5:13; Ac 6:15; 12:9; 23:5; 2Co 3:7, 13; Rv 1:16; 10:1.
[30] Nu 12:8; Mk 9:3, 15; Lk 5:8.
[31] Gn 45:3, 15; Ex 3:15; 24:1.
[32] Ex 21:1; Nu 15:40; 1K 22:14; Mt 28:20; 1Co 11:23; 15:3.
[33] Ro 10:4; 2Co 3:13; 4:4.
[34] 2Co 3:16; He 4:16; 10:19.
[35] Ex 34:29; Ec 8:1; Dn 12:3; Mt 5:16; 13:43; Jn 5:35; Php 2:15.


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