Exodus 34 · Verse 3

Exodus 34:3

And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.
Exodus 34:3, King James Version

Exodus 34:3 in other translations

BSBNo one may go up with you; in fact, no one may be seen anywhere on the mountain—not even the flocks or herds may graze in front of the mountain.”
WEBNo one shall come up with you or be seen anywhere on the mountain. Do not let the flocks or herds graze in front of that mountain.”
ASVAnd no man shall come up with thee; neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.
YLTand no man cometh up with thee, and also no man is seen in all the mount, also the flock and the herd do not feed over-against that mount.'
DARBYAnd let no man go up with thee, neither shall any man be seen on all the mountain; neither shall sheep and oxen feed in front of that mountain.
BBENo one is to come up with you, and let no man be seen anywhere on the mountain; let no flocks or herds come near to get their food at its foot.
WebsterAnd no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount: neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.

What does Exodus 34:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. no man shall come up with thee ... neither ... flocks nor herds--All these enactments were made in order that the law might be a second time renewed with the solemnity and sanctity that marked its first delivery. The whole transaction was ordered so as to impress the people with an awful sense of the holiness of God; and that it was a matter of no trifling moment to have subjected Him, so to speak, to the necessity of re-delivering the law of the ten commandments.

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 34:1-4

When God made man in his own image, the moral law was written in his heart, by the finger of God, without outward means. But since the covenant then made with man was broken, the Lord has used the ministry of men, both in writing the law in the Scriptures, and in writing it in the heart. When God was reconciled to the Israelites, he ordered the tables to be renewed, and wrote his law in them. Even under the gospel…

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Exodus 34:3 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.

וְאִישׁ֙ve.'Ishand anyoneH376
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.Lehhe will go upH5927
עִמָּ֔ךְ'i.Makhwith youH5973
וְגַם\־ve.gam-and alsoH1571
אִ֥ישׁ'ishanyoneH376
אַל\־'al-may notH408
יֵרָ֖אye.Ra'he be seenH7200
בְּכָל\־be.kholon allH3605
הָהָ֑רha.Harthe mountainH2022
גַּם\־gam-alsoH1571
הַצֹּ֤אןha.Tzonthe sheepH6629
וְהַבָּקָר֙ve.ha.ba.Karand the cattleH1241
אַל\־'al-may notH408
יִרְע֔וּyir.'Uthey grazeH7462
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מ֖וּלmul[the] front ofH4136
הָהָ֥רha.Harthe mountainH2022
הַהֽוּא\׃ha.Hu'<the> thatH1931

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

Cross references for Exodus 34:3

  • Exodus 19:12-13

    And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death: There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.

  • Exodus 19:21

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze, and many of them perish.

  • 1 Timothy 2:5

    For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

  • Hebrews 12:20

    (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:

  • Leviticus 16:17

    And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
19:12,13,21; Le 16:17; 1Ti 2:5; Heb 12:20

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

Context

  • Exodus 34:2

    And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount.

  • Exodus 34:3

    And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.

  • Exodus 34:4

    And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.

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Exodus 34:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y no suba hombre contigo, ni parezca alguno en todo el monte; ni ovejas ni bueyes pazcan delante del monte.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et personne ne montera avec toi, et même personne ne sera vu sur toute la montagne, et ni le menu ni le gros bétail ne paîtra devant cette montagne.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und niemand soll mit dir heraufsteigen, und niemand soll selbst gesehen werden auf dem ganzen Berge; sogar Kleinvieh und Rinder sollen nicht gegen diesen Berg hin weiden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Nullus ascendat tecum, nec videatur quispiam per totum montem: boves quoque et oves non pascantur e contra.