Exodus 24:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They said, "We will do everything the LORD has said; we will obey."

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקַּח֙ סֵ֣פֶר הַבְּרִ֔ית וַיִּקְרָ֖א בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה נַעֲשֶׂ֥ה וְנִשְׁמָֽע׃

Transliteration

wayyiqqaḥ sēfer habbərît wayyiqrāʾ bəʾoznê hāʿām wayyōʾmərû kōl ʾăšer-dibbēr YHWH naʿăśeh wə-nišmāʿ

Grammar Details

• *wayyiqqaḥ*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular consecutive - and he took
• *sēfer*: noun, masculine singular construct - book of/scroll of
• *habbərît*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the covenant
• *wayyiqrāʾ*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular consecutive - and he read
• *bəʾoznê*: preposition + noun, feminine dual construct - in the ears of
• *hāʿām*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people
• *wayyōʾmərû*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural consecutive - and they said
• *kōl*: noun, construct - all
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
• *dibbēr*: verb, piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he spoke/said
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD
• *naʿăśeh*: verb, qal imperfect 1st common plural - we will do
• *wə-nišmāʿ*: conjunction + verb, niphal imperfect 1st common plural - and we will hear/obey

Word Meanings

• *sēfer*: book/scroll/document
• *habbərît*: the covenant/the agreement/the treaty
• *wayyiqrāʾ*: read/called out/proclaimed
• *bəʾoznê*: in the ears of/in the hearing of
• *naʿăśeh*: we will do/we will perform/we will act
• *wə-nišmāʿ*: and we will hear/and we will obey/and we will listen

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the hearing of the people: and they said, All that the LORD has said we will do, and be obedient.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he took{H3947} the book{H5612} of the covenant,{H1285} and read{H7121} in the audience{H241} of the people:{H5971} and they said,{H559} All that Jehovah{H3068} hath spoken{H1696} will we do,{H6213} and be obedient.{H8085}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he took{H3947}{(H8799)} the book{H5612} of the covenant{H1285}, and read{H7121}{(H8799)} in the audience{H241} of the people{H5971}: and they said{H559}{(H8799)}, All that the LORD{H3068} hath said{H1696}{(H8765)} will we do{H6213}{(H8799)}, and be obedient{H8085}{(H8799)}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he toke the boke of the appoyntment and red it in the audience of the people. And they seyde. All that the Lorde hath sayde, we will do and heare.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & toke the boke of ye couenaunt, & cried in the eares of the people. And whan they had sayde: All yt the LORDE hath sayde, wil we do, & herken vnto him:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  After he tooke the booke of the couenant, and read it in the audience of the people: who said, All that the Lord hath said, we will do, and be obedient.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he toke the booke of the couenaut, & read it in the audience of the people: And they sayd, All that the Lord hath sayd, wyll we do, and be obedient.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people, and they said, "All that Yahweh has spoken will we do, and be obedient."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he taketh the Book of the Covenant, and proclaimeth in the ears of the people, and they say, `All that which Jehovah hath spoken we do, and obey.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that Jehovah hath spoken will we do, and be obedient.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that Jehovah hath spoken will we do, and be obedient.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he took the book of the agreement, reading it in the hearing of the people: and they said, Everything which the Lord has said we will do, and we will keep his laws.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people, and they said, "All that Yahweh has spoken will we do, and be obedient."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He took the Book of the Covenant and read it aloud to the people, and they said,“We are willing to do and obey all that the LORD has spoken.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 24:3-4 : 3 Moses came and told the people all the LORD's words and laws. The people responded with one voice, saying, "We will do everything the LORD has said." 4 Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning, he built an altar at the base of the mountain and set up twelve pillars representing the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Deut 31:11-13 : 11 when all Israel comes to appear before the LORD your God at the place he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.' 12 Assemble the people—men, women, children, and the foreigners residing in your towns—so they can listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and carefully follow all the words of this law. 13 And their children, who do not know it yet, will hear it and learn to fear the LORD your God as long as you live in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
• Jer 7:23-24 : 23 But this is what I commanded them: Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Walk in all the ways I command you, so that it may go well with you. 24 But they did not listen or incline their ear; instead, they walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil hearts. They went backward, not forward.
• Acts 13:15 : 15 After the reading of the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, 'Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, speak.'
• Col 4:16 : 16 After this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
• 1 Thess 5:27 : 27 I charge you by the Lord to have this letter read to all the holy brothers.
• Heb 9:18-23 : 18 This is why even the first covenant was not inaugurated without blood. 19 For when every commandment of the law had been proclaimed by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, 20 saying, 'This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded you to follow.' 21 In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship. 22 Indeed, according to the Law, almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. 23 Therefore, it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves require better sacrifices than these.