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Exodus 24:12 KJV
Exodus · chapter 24 · verse 12
And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.Exodus 24:12 · King James Version
Exodus 24:12 in context
10And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
11And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.
12And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.
13And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
14And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.
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Key words (Strong's)
- commandmentsmitsvâha command, whether human or divineH4687 →
- writtenkâthabto grave, by implication, to writeH3789 →
- tableslûwachprobably meaning to glistenH3871 →
- MosesMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiverH4872 →
- mounthara mountain or range of hillsH2022 →
- stoneʼebena stoneH68 →
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The public ceremony of sealing the covenant being over, Moses is called up to receive further instructions, which we have in the following chapters. I. He is called up into the mount, and there he remains six days at some distance.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-18