Exodus 32:29
in Exodus 32Afterward, Moses said, “Today you have been ordained for service to the LORD, since each man went against his son and his brother; so the LORD has bestowed a blessing on you this day.”
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ASV
And Moses said, Consecrate yourselves to-day to Jehovah, yea, every man against his son, and against his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
KJV
For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the Lord, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
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This verse in Exodus 32
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Gregory the DialogistThe Book of Pastoral Rule, Part 3, Chapter 22 · Written before 604.
It is therefore to be well weighed, when there is rest from chiding, how culpably peace is kept with the worst of men, if so great a prophet offered this as a sacrifice to God, that he excited the enmities of the wicked against himself for the Lord. Hence it is that the tribe of Levi, when they took their swords and passed through the midst of the camp because they would not spare the sinners who were to be smitten, are said to have consecrated their hands to God.
This site's exposition
Today you have been ordained for service to the LORD
Consecrate yourselves renders a Hebrew phrase that reads fill your hands, the phrase used of the priests' ordination at 28:41 and 29:9. Levi's standing in Israel rests on this one day the tribe drew a sword inside the camp.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
For Moses had said,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves - Fill your hands to the Lord. See the reason of this form of speech in the note on Exo 29:19 (note).
The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֗ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| מִלְא֨וּ | milu | fill | H4390 → | 249 times |
| יֶדְכֶ֤ם | yedkhem | hand your | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| הַיּוֹם֙ | haiyom | this day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| לַֽיהוָ֔ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כִּ֛י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אִ֥ישׁ | ʾish | everyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| בִּבְנ֖וֹ | bivno | [was] on son his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וּבְאָחִ֑יו | uveachiv | and on brother his | H251 → | 630 times |
| וְלָתֵ֧ת | velatet | and to put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם | ʾaleikhem | on <the> yourselves | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַיּ֖וֹם | haiyom | this day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| בְּרָכָֽה׃ | berakhah | a blessing | H1293 → |
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
מֹשֶׁ֗הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
מִלְא֨וּfill
miluH4390 →249 times
יֶדְכֶ֤םhand your
yedkhemH3027 →1618 times
הַיּוֹם֙this day
haiyomH3117 →2304 times
לַֽיהוָ֔הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
כִּ֛יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
אִ֥ישׁeveryone
ʾishH376 →1663 times
בִּבְנ֖וֹ[was] on son his
bivnoH1121 →4930 times
וּבְאָחִ֑יוand on brother his
uveachivH251 →630 times
וְלָתֵ֧תand to put
velatetH5414 →2011 times
עֲלֵיכֶ֛םon <the> yourselves
ʾaleikhemH5921 →5755 times
הַיּ֖וֹםthis day
haiyomH3117 →2304 times
בְּרָכָֽה׃a blessing
berakhahH1293 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 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
Matthew 10:37Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
it leads to
- Luke 14:26
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
- Matthew 22:37
Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
- Philippians 3:7–9
But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
- Luke 14:26
Through
Proverbs 21:3To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 15:22
But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of…
- Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
- Micah 6:6–8
With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?
- Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
- Mark 12:33
and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, which is more important than all burnt offerings and…
- 1 Samuel 15:22
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Gregory the Dialogist, The Book of Pastoral Rule, Part 3, Chapter 22; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.