Exodus 24:7
in Exodus 24Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”
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ASV
And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that Jehovah hath spoken will we do, and be obedient.
KJV
And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient.
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This verse in Exodus 24
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The book of the covenant - See Exo 20:22 note. The people had to repeat their assent to the book of the covenant before the blood was thrown upon them. Compare 2Ki 23:2, 2Ki 23:21; 2Ch 34:30.
This site's exposition
he took the book of the covenant
on Exodus 24:7-8
The book is read out loud before the blood touches anybody, so the people agree to terms they have heard in full. Moses sprinkles the reserved half on them and calls it the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words. Hebrews 9:19-20 quotes this scene, and at the last supper Jesus takes the same words for himself, this is my blood of the new testament, at Matthew 26:28.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he took the book of the covenant,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The book of the covenant - The writing containing the laws mentioned in the three preceding chapters. As this writing contained the agreement made between God and them, it was called the book of the covenant; but as no covenant was considered to be ratified and binding till a sacrifice had been offered on the occasion, hence the necessity of the sacrifices mentioned here. Half of the blood being sprinkled on the Altar, and half of it sprinkled on the People, showed that both God and They were mutually bound by this covenant. God was bound to the People to support, defend, and save them; the People were bound to God to fear, love, and serve him. On the ancient method of making covenants, see Clarke on Gen 6:18 (note); and see Clarke on Gen 15:18 (note). Thus the blood of the new covenant was necessary to propitiate the throne of justice on the one hand, and to reconcile men to God on the other. On the nature and various kinds of the Jewish offerings, see Clarke’s note on Lev 7:1, etc.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקַּח֙ | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| סֵ֣פֶר | sefer | [the] book of | H5612 → | 186 times |
| הַבְּרִ֔ית | haberit | the covenant | H1285 → | 284 times |
| וַיִּקְרָ֖א | vaiyikra' | and he read [it] aloud | H7121 → | 733 times |
| בְּאָזְנֵ֣י | beazenei | in [the] ears of | H241 → | 187 times |
| הָעָ֑ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | vaiyomeru | and they said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| כֹּ֛ל | kol | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| דִּבֶּ֥ר | diber | he has spoken | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| נַעֲשֶׂ֥ה | naaseh | we will do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| וְנִשְׁמָֽע׃ | venishma' | and we may obey | H8085 → | 1159 times |
וַיִּקַּח֙and he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
סֵ֣פֶר[the] book of
seferH5612 →186 times
הַבְּרִ֔יתthe covenant
haberitH1285 →284 times
וַיִּקְרָ֖אand he read [it] aloud
vaiyikra'H7121 →733 times
בְּאָזְנֵ֣יin [the] ears of
beazeneiH241 →187 times
הָעָ֑םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they said
vaiyomeruH559 →5305 times
כֹּ֛לall
kolH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
דִּבֶּ֥רhe has spoken
diberH1696 →1141 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
נַעֲשֶׂ֥הwe will do
naasehH6213 →2628 times
וְנִשְׁמָֽע׃and we may obey
venishma'H8085 →1159 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Thessalonians 5:27I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.
it leads to
- Colossians 4:16
After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.
- 1 Timothy 1:3
As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
- Numbers 27:23
and laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the LORD had instructed through Moses.
- 1 Kings 22:16
But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
- 1 Timothy 5:21
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
- Colossians 4:16
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About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.