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Exodus 24:12: Meaning Explained
And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and...
Exodus 24:12
“The LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain and stay there. I will give you the stone tablets — the law and the commands I've written to instruct them."”
What Does This Verse Mean?
God told Moses to stay on the mountain longer. God would give him stone tablets with laws written on them.
What’s Happening Here
God was giving Moses the Ten Commandments written on tablets of stone. Moses was called to receive God's most important laws.
Key Words
tabletsflat pieces of stone to write on
commandmentsimportant rules and laws
Why It Matters
God gave the laws in a permanent form. The stone tablets would last forever and couldn't be changed.
Did You Know?
These stone tablets held the most important laws that God wanted all people to follow.
Word Study
H559
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶר
H3068
And the LORDיְהוָ֜ה
H4872
unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗ה
H5927
Come upעֲלֵ֥ה
H2022
to me into the mountהָהָ֖רָה
H5414
and be there and I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֨ה
H3871
thee tablesלֻחֹ֣ת
H68
of stoneהָאֶ֗בֶן
H8451
and a lawוְהַתּוֹרָה֙
H4687
and commandmentsוְהַמִּצְוָ֔ה
H3789
which I have writtenכָּתַ֖בְתִּי
H3384
that thou mayest teachלְהֽוֹרֹתָֽם׃
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