Exodus 34 · Verse 27

Exodus 34:27

And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
Exodus 34:27, King James Version

Exodus 34:27 in other translations

BSBThe LORD also said to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”
WEBThe LORD said to Moses, “Write these words; for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”
ASVAnd Jehovah said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
YLTAnd Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Write for thyself these words, for, according to the tenor of these words I have made with thee a covenant, and with Israel.'
DARBYAnd Jehovah said to Moses, Write thee these words; for after the tenor of these words have I made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
BBEAnd the Lord said to Moses, Put all these words in writing; for on them is based the agreement which I will make with you.
WebsterAnd the LORD said to Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee, and with Israel.

What does Exodus 34:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 34:27-28
27-28. And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words--that is, the ceremonial and judicial injunctions comprehended above (Ex 34:11-26); while the rewriting of the ten commandments on the newly prepared slabs was done by God Himself (compare De 10:1-4).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 Write thou these words - Either a transcript of the whole law now delivered, or the words included from Exo 34:11 to Exo 34:26. God certainly wrote the ten words on both sets of tables. Moses either wrote a transcript of these and the accompanying precepts for the use of the people, or he wrote the precepts themselves in addition to the ten commandments which were written by the finger of God. See Clarke on Exo 34:1 (note). Allowing this mode of interpretation, the accompanying precepts were, probably, what was written on the back side of the tables by Moses; the ten commandments, what were written on the front by the finger of Jehovah: for we must pay but little attention to the supposition of the rabbins, that the letters on each table were cut through the stone, so as to be legible on each side. See Clarke on Exo 32:15 (note).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 34:18-27

Once a week they must rest, even in ploughing time, and in harvest. All worldly business must give way to that holy rest; even harvest work will prosper the better, for the religious observance of the sabbath day in harvest time. We must show that we prefer our communion with God, and our duty to him, before the business or the joy of harvest. Thrice a year they must appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel…

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Exodus 34:27 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.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
כְּתָב\־ke.tov-writeH3789
לְךָ֖le.Khafor <the> yourself
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.Rimthe wordsH1697
הָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
כִּ֞יkithatH3588
עַל\־'al-onH5921
פִּ֣י\׀pi[the] mouth ofH6310
הַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.Rimthe wordsH1697
הָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
כָּרַ֧תִּיka.Ra.tiI have madeH3772
אִתְּךָ֛'i.te.Khawith youH854
בְּרִ֖יתbe.Rita covenantH1285
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand withH854
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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

Cross references for Exodus 34:27

  • Exodus 24:4

    And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

  • Deuteronomy 31:9

    And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto all the elders of Israel.

  • Exodus 17:14

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

  • Deuteronomy 4:13

    And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.

  • Exodus 24:7

    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.

  • Exodus 34:10

    And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the Lord: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Write.
17:14; 24:4,7; De 31:9
I have.
10; De 4:13; 31:9

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Context

  • Exodus 34:26

    The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.

  • Exodus 34:27

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.

  • Exodus 34:28

    And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

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Exodus 34:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jehová dijo á Moisés: Escribe tú estas palabras; porque conforme á estas palabras he hecho la alianza contigo y con Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel dit à Moïse: Écris ces paroles; car, selon la teneur de ces paroles, j’ai fait alliance avec toi et avec Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova sprach zu Mose: Schreibe dir diese Worte auf; denn nach dem Inhalt dieser Worte habe ich mit dir und mit Israel einen Bund gemacht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque Dominus ad Moysen: Scribe tibi verba hæc, quibus et tecum et cum Israël pepigi fœdus.