Exodus 20 · Verse 24

Exodus 20:24

An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
Exodus 20:24, King James Version

Exodus 20:24 in other translations

BSBYou are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
WEBYou shall make an altar of earth for me, and shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I record my name I will come to you and I will bless you.
ASVAn altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in every place where I record my name I will come unto thee and I will bless thee.
YLT‘An altar of earth thou dost make for Me, and thou hast sacrificed on it thy burnt-offerings and thy peace-offerings, thy flock and thy herd; in every place where I cause My name to be remembered I come in unto thee, and have blessed thee.
DARBYAn altar of earth shalt thou make unto me, and shalt sacrifice on it thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep and thine oxen: in all places where I shall make my name to be remembered, I will come unto thee, and bless thee.
BBEMake for me an altar of earth, offering on it your burned offerings and your peace-offerings, your sheep and your oxen: in every place where I have put the memory of my name, I will come to you and give you my blessing.
WebsterAn altar of earth thou shalt make to me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thy oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come to thee, and I will bless thee.

What does Exodus 20:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me--a regulation applicable to special or temporary occasions.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings - The law concerning which was shortly to be given, though sacrifices of this kind were in use from the days of Abel. In all places where I record my name - Wherever I am worshipped, whether in the open wilderness, at the tabernacle, in the temple, the synagogues, or elsewhere, I will come unto thee and bless thee. These words are precisely the same in signification with those of our Lord, Mat 18:20 : For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. And as it was Jesus who was the angel that spoke to them in the wilderness, Act 7:38, from the same mouth this promise in the law and that in the Gospel proceeded.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 20:22-26

Moses having entered into the thick darkness, God there spake in his hearing all that follows from hence to the end of chap. 23, which is mostly an exposition of the ten commandments. The laws in these verses relate to God's worship. The Israelites are assured of God's gracious acceptance of their devotions. Under the gospel, men are encouraged to pray every where, and wherever God's people meet in his name to…

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Exodus 20:24 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.

מִזְבַּ֣חmiz.Bachan altar ofH4196
אֲדָמָה֮'a.da.MahearthH127
תַּעֲשֶׂה\־ta.'a.seh-you will makeH6213
לִּי֒lifor <the> me
וְזָבַחְתָּ֣ve.za.vach.Taand you will sacrificeH2076
עָלָ֗יו'a.Lavon itH5921
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaburnt offerings yourH5930
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
שְׁלָמֶ֔יךָshe.la.Mei.khapeace offerings yourH8002
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
צֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.Khasheep yourH6629
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בְּקָרֶ֑ךָbe.ka.Re.chacattle yourH1241
בְּכָל\־be.kholin everyH3605
הַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOm<the> placeH4725
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhereH834
אַזְכִּ֣יר'az.KirI will cause to be rememberedH2142
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁמִ֔יshe.Miname myH8034
אָב֥וֹא'a.Vo'I will comeH935
אֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413
וּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ\׃u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaand I will bless youH1288

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Cross references for Exodus 20:24

  • Deuteronomy 12:5

    But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

  • Psalms 132:13-14

    For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:6

    But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.

  • 1 Kings 9:3

    And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

  • Deuteronomy 12:11

    Then there shall be a place which the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the Lord:

  • 2 Chronicles 7:16

    For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

  • Deuteronomy 16:11

    And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to place his name there.

  • Deuteronomy 26:2

    That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name there.

  • 2 Chronicles 12:13

    So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

  • Ezra 6:12

    And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.

  • Numbers 6:24-27

    The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

  • Matthew 18:20

    For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
altar.
Joh 4:24
burnt.
Le 1:1-17; 3:1-17
in all places.
De 12:5,11,21; 14:23; 16:5,6,11; 26:2; 1Ki 8:29,43; 9:3; 2Ch 6:6
2Ch 7:16; 12:13; Ezr 6:12; Ne 1:9; Ps 74:7; 76:2; 78:68; 132:13,14
Jer 7:10-12; Mal 1:11; Mt 18:20; 28:20; Joh 4:20-23; 1Ti 2:8
will bless thee.
Ge 12:2; Nu 6:24-27; De 7:13; 2Sa 6:12; Ps 128:5; 134:3

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

Context

  • Exodus 20:23

    Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.

  • Exodus 20:24

    An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

  • Exodus 20:25

    And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.

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Exodus 20:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Altar de tierra harás para mí, y sacrificarás sobre él tus holocaustos y tus pacíficos, tus ovejas y tus vacas: en cualquier lugar donde yo hiciere que esté la memoria de mi nombre, vendré á ti, y te bendeciré.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tu me feras un autel de terre, et tu sacrifieras dessus tes holocaustes et tes sacrifices de prospérités, ton menu et ton gros bétail. En tout lieu où je mettrai la mémoire de mon nom, je viendrai à toi, et je te bénirai.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Einen Altar von Erde sollst du mir machen und darauf opfern deine Brandopfer und deine Friedensopfer, dein Kleinvieh und deine Rinder; an jedem Orte, wo ich meines Namens werde gedenken lassen, werde ich zu dir kommen und dich segnen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Altare de terra facietis mihi, et offeretis super eo holocausta et pacifica vestra, oves vestras et boves in omni loco in quo memoria fuerit nominis mei: veniam ad te, et benedicam tibi.