Exodus 19 · Verse 7

Exodus 19:7

And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the Lord commanded him.
Exodus 19:7, King James Version

Exodus 19:7 in other translations

BSBSo Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him.
WEBMoses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the LORD commanded him.
ASVAnd Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which Jehovah commanded him.
YLTAnd Moses cometh, and calleth for the elders of the people, and setteth before them all these words which Jehovah hath commanded him;
DARBYAnd Moses came and called the elders of the people, and laid before them all these words which Jehovah had commanded him.
BBEAnd Moses came and sent for the chiefs of the people and put before them all these words which the Lord had given him orders to say.
WebsterAnd Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.

What does Exodus 19:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 19:7-8
7-8. Moses came and called for the elders of the people--The message was conveyed to the mighty multitude through their elders, who, doubtless, instructed them in the conditions required. Their unanimous acceptance was conveyed through the same channel to Moses, and by him reported to the Lord. Ah! how much self-confidence did their language betray! How little did they know what spirit they were of!

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 19:1-8

Moses was called up the mountain, and was employed as the messenger of this covenant. The Maker and first Mover of the covenant, is God himself. This blessed charter was granted out of God's own free grace. The covenant here mentioned was the national covenant, by which the Israelites were a people under the government of Jehovah. It was a type of the new covenant made with true believers in Christ Jesus; but, like…

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Exodus 19:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
וַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'and he summonedH7121
לְזִקְנֵ֣יle.zik.Nei<to> [the] elders ofH2205
הָעָ֑םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
וַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he setH7760
לִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.Hem<to> before themH6440
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.Rimthe wordsH1697
הָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
צִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huhe had commanded himH6680
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 19:7

  • Exodus 4:29-30

    And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: And Aaron spake all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

  • Exodus 3:16

    Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

  • 1 Corinthians 15:1

    Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the elders.
3:16
and laid.
4:29,30; 1Co 15:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Exodus 19:6

    And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

  • Exodus 19:7

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

  • Exodus 19:8

    And all the people answered together, and said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the Lord.

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Exodus 19:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces vino Moisés, y llamó á los ancianos del pueblo, y propuso en presencia de ellos todas estas palabras que Jehová le había mandado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Moïse vint, et appela les anciens du peuple, et mit devant eux toutes ces paroles que l’ Éternel lui avait commandées.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Mose kam und rief die Ältesten des Volkes und legte ihnen alle diese Worte vor, die Jehova ihm geboten hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Venit Moyses: et convocatis majoribus natu populi, exposuit omnes sermones quos mandaverat Dominus.