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Exodus 19:7

in Exodus 19

So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which Jehovah commanded him.

KJV

And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the Lord commanded him.

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This verse in Exodus 19

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

summoned the elders of the people

on Exodus 19:7-8

Moses sets the words before the elders, and the whole assembly answers at once that they will do everything the LORD has spoken. The same promise comes twice more, at 24:3 and 24:7.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

): He laid before their faces all those words; he not only explained to them what God had given him in charge, but he put it to their choice whether they would accept these promises upon these terms or no. His laying it to their faces denotes his laying it to their consciences. They readily agreed to the covenant proposed.

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And Moses came and called for the elders of the people,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

The elders of the people - The head of each tribe, and the chief of each family, by whose ministry this gracious purpose of God was speedily communicated to the whole camp.

The words behind it

14 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיָּבֹ֣אand he went

    vaiyavo'H935 →2568 times

  • מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses

    moshehH4872 →765 times

  • וַיִּקְרָ֖אand he summoned

    vaiyikra'H7121 →733 times

  • לְזִקְנֵ֣י<to> [the] elders of

    lezikneiH2205 →178 times

  • הָעָ֑םthe people

    haamH5971 →1873 times

  • וַיָּ֣שֶׂםand he set

    vaiyasemH7760 →584 times

  • לִפְנֵיהֶ֗ם<to> before them

    lifneihemH6440 →2123 times

  • אֵ֚ת<obj.>

    ʾetH853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הַדְּבָרִ֣יםthe words

    hadevarimH1697 →1440 times

  • הָאֵ֔לֶּה<the> these

    haelehH428 →746 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • צִוָּ֖הוּhe had commanded him

    tzivahuH6680 →494 times

  • יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

5 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Exodus 4:29–30Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites,3 works1 Corinthians 15:1Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.2 worksExodus 3:16Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.2 worksExodus 12:21Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and told them, “Go at once and select for yourselves a lamb for each family, and slaughter the Passover lamb.2 worksExodus 21:1“These are the ordinances that you are to set before them:2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Exodus 3:16

    Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you…

    it leads to

    • Psalms 8:4

      what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

    • Exodus 4:29

      Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites,

    • Exodus 4:31

      and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.

    • Genesis 50:24

      Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac,…

  • Through

    1 Corinthians 15:1

    Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.

    it leads to

    • Galatians 1:6–12

      I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

    • 1 Peter 5:12

      Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.

    • 1 Corinthians 1:23–24

      but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,

    • 2 Corinthians 1:24

      Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.

Where this verse is studied

About Exodus

The Israelites Leaving Egypt, David Roberts, 1829. Public domain.
The Israelites Leaving Egypt, David Roberts, 1829. Public domain.
Exodus: the study guide →Read Exodus 19 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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