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.
Exodus 34:4 in other translations
| BSB | So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals. He rose early in the morning, and taking the two stone tablets in his hands, he went up Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him. |
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| WEB | He chiseled two tablets of stone like the first; then Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up to Mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand two stone tablets. |
| ASV | 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 Jehovah had commanded him, and took in his hand two tables of stone. |
| YLT | And he heweth two tables of stone like the first, and Moses riseth early in the morning, and goeth up unto mount Sinai, as Jehovah commanded him, and he taketh in his hand two tables of stone. |
| DARBY | And he hewed two tables of stone like the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning and went up to mount Sinai, as Jehovah had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone. |
| BBE | So Moses got two stones cut like the first; and early in the morning he went up Mount Sinai, as the Lord had said, with the two stones in his hand. |
| Webster | And he hewed two tables of stone, like the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up to mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone. |
What does Exodus 34:4 mean?
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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…
Exodus 34:4 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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.
- Exodus 34:5
And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.
Exodus 34:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Moisés alisó dos tablas de piedra como las primeras; y levantóse por la mañana, y subió al monte de Sinaí, como le mandó Jehová, y llevó en su mano las dos tablas de piedra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Moïse tailla deux tables de pierre comme les premières, et se leva de bon matin, et monta sur la montagne de Sinaï, comme l’ Éternel le lui avait commandé, et prit en sa main les deux tables de pierre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er hieb zwei steinerne Tafeln aus wie die ersten; und Mose stand des Morgens früh auf und stieg auf den Berg Sinai, so wie Jehova ihm geboten hatte, und nahm die zwei steinernen Tafeln in seine Hand. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Excidit ergo duas tabulas lapideas, quales antea fuerant: et de nocte consurgens ascendit in montem Sinai, sicut præceperat ei Dominus, portans secum tabulas. |