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Exodus 19:8

Moses
ObedienceCovenant and promises

6 And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”

7 So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him.

And all the people answered together, “We will do everything that the LORD has spoken.” So Moses brought their words back to the LORD.

9 The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.

10 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes

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BSB
And all the people answered together, “We will do everything that the LORD has spoken.” So Moses brought their words back to the LORD.
KJV
And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.
WEB
All the people answered together, and said, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do.” Moses reported the words of the people to the LORD.
ASV
And all the people answered together, and said, All that Jehovah hath spoken we will do. And Moses reported the words of the people unto Jehovah.
DARBY
And all the people answered together, and said, All that Jehovah has spoken will we do! And Moses brought the words of the people back to Jehovah.
BLB
And all the people answered together and said, “All that YHWH has spoken, we will do.” And Moses brought back the words of the people to YHWH.
ÅB
Da svarte folket alle som én og sa: Alt det Herren har sagt, vil vi gjøre. Og Moses bar folkets ord tilbake til Herren.
OTB
Folket svarte alle sammen: “Vi vil gjøre alt Herren har talt.” Så Moses brakte deres svar tilbake til Herren.
B1930
Da svarte folket alle som én og sa: Alt det Herren har sagt, vil vi gjøre. Og Moses bar folkets ord tilbake til Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Exodus 24:7

    Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”

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  • Exodus 24:3

    When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.”

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  • Joshua 24:24

    So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.”

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  • Nehemiah 10:29

    hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.

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  • Deuteronomy 5:27–29

    Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you; we will listen and obey.”

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  • Exodus 20:19

    “Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

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  • Deuteronomy 26:17–19

    Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.

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