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Exodus 34:26-28
New English Translation
Exodus 34:26-28
New English Translation
26 “The first of the firstfruits of your soil you must bring to the house of the Lord your God.
“You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”[a]
27 The Lord said to Moses, “Write down[b] these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.” 28 So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights;[c] he did not eat bread, and he did not drink water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.[d]
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- Exodus 34:26 sn See the note on this same command in 23:19.
- Exodus 34:27 tn Once again the preposition with the suffix follows the imperative, adding some emphasis to the subject of the verb.
- Exodus 34:28 tn These too are adverbial in relation to the main clause, telling how long Moses was with Yahweh on the mountain.
- Exodus 34:28 tn Heb “the ten words,” though “commandments” is traditional.
Exodus 34:26-28
New International Version
Exodus 34:26-28
New International Version
26 “Bring the best of the firstfruits(A) of your soil to the house of the Lord your God.
“Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”(B)
27 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write(C) down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant(D) with you and with Israel.” 28 Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights(E) without eating bread or drinking water.(F) And he wrote on the tablets(G) the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.(H)
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