Exodus 24:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the LORD said to Moses, Come up to me into the mountain, and be there: and I will give you tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that you may teach them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה עֲלֵ֥ה אֵלַ֛י הָהָ֖רָה וֶהְיֵה־שָׁ֑ם וְאֶתְּנָ֨ה לְךָ֜ אֶת־לֻחֹ֣ת הָאֶ֗בֶן וְהַתּוֹרָה֙ וְהַמִּצְוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר כָּתַ֖בְתִּי לְהוֹרֹתָֽם׃

Transliteration

wayyōʾmer YHWH ʾel-Mōšeh ʿălēh ʾēlay hāhārāh wehyēh-šām wə-ʾettənāh ləkā ʾet-luḥōt hāʾeben wə-hattôrāh wə-hammiṣwāh ʾăšer kātabtî ləhôrōtām

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular consecutive - and he said
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD
• *ʾel*: preposition - to/unto
• *Mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
• *ʿălēh*: verb, qal imperative masculine singular - go up
• *ʾēlay*: preposition + suffix, 1st common singular - to me
• *hāhārāh*: definite article + noun, masculine singular + directional heh - to the mountain
• *wehyēh*: conjunction + verb, qal imperative masculine singular - and be
• *šām*: adverb - there
• *wə-ʾettənāh*: conjunction + verb, qal cohortative 1st common singular - and let me give
• *ləkā*: preposition + suffix, 2nd masculine singular - to you
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *luḥōt*: noun, feminine plural construct - tablets of
• *hāʾeben*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the stone
• *wə-hattôrāh*: conjunction + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the law
• *wə-hammiṣwāh*: conjunction + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the commandment
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
• *kātabtî*: verb, qal perfect 1st common singular - I have written
• *ləhôrōtām*: preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + suffix, 3rd masculine plural - to teach them/for their instruction

Word Meanings

• *ʿălēh*: go up/ascend/climb
• *luḥōt*: tablets/panels/boards
• *hāʾeben*: the stone/the rock
• *hattôrāh*: the law/the instruction/the teaching
• *hammiṣwāh*: the commandment/the precept/the ordinance
• *ləhôrōtām*: to teach them/for their instruction/to guide them

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain and stay there, so I can give you the stone tablets with the law and commandments I have written to teach them."

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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 a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses,{H4872} Come up{H5927} to me into the mount,{H2022} and be there: and I will give{H5414} thee the tables{H3871} of stone,{H68} and the law{H8451} and the commandment,{H4687} which I have written,{H3789} that thou mayest teach{H3384} them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Moses{H4872}, Come up{H5927}{(H8798)} to me into the mount{H2022}, and be there: and I will give{H5414}{(H8799)} thee tables{H3871} of stone{H68}, and a law{H8451}, and commandments{H4687} which I have written{H3789}{(H8804)}; that thou mayest teach{H3384}{(H8687)} them.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses: come vpp to me in to the hyll and be there, ad I will geue the tables of stone and a lawe and commaundmentes, which I haue written to teach them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the LORDE sayde vnto Moses: Come vp vnto me vpon the mount, & remayne there, yt I maye geue the tables of stone, & ye lawe & commaundemetes yt I haue wrytten, which thou shalt teach the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Lord said vnto Moses, Come vp to me into the mountaine, and be there, and I will giue thee tables of stone, and the law and the commandement, which I haue written, for to teach them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lord said vnto Moyses: Come vp to me into the hill, and be there, and I wyll geue thee tables of stone, and a law & comaundementes which I haue written, that thou mayest teache them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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 a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain, and stay here, and I will give you the tables of stone with the law and the commands that I have written, that you may teach them."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Come up unto Me to the mount, and be there, and I give to thee the tables of stone, and the law, and the command, which I have written to direct them.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the law and the commandment, which I have written, that thou mayest teach them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the law and the commandment, which I have written, that thou mayest teach them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord said to Moses, Come up to me on the mountain, and take your place there: and I will give you the stones on which I have put in writing the law and the orders, so that you may give the people knowledge of them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain, and stay here, and I will give you the tables of stone with the law and the commands that I have written, that you may teach them."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD said to Moses,“Come up to me on the mountain and remain there, and I will give you the stone tablets with the law and the commandments that I have written, so that you may teach them.”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 5:22 : 22 These words the LORD spoke to all your assembly on the mountain out of the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a great voice: and He added no more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone, and delivered them to me.
• Exod 31:18 : 18 And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.
• Exod 32:15-16 : 15 Moses turned and went down from the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand; the tablets were written on both sides, on one side and on the other. 16 The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.
• Exod 24:2 : 2 And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.
• Exod 24:15 : 15 And Moses went up into the mountain, and a cloud covered the mountain.
• Exod 24:18 : 18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mountain: and Moses was in the mountain forty days and forty nights.
• Deut 4:14 : 14 And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that you might do them in the land where you go over to possess it.
• Ezra 7:10 : 10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
• Neh 9:13 : 13 You came down also on Mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them just statutes and true laws, good statutes and commandments.
• Jer 31:33 : 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, says the LORD, I will put my law within them, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
• Matt 5:19 : 19 Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
• 2 Cor 3:3 : 3 Forasmuch as you are clearly shown to be the letter of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of the heart.
• 2 Cor 3:7 : 7 But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadily behold the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
• Heb 9:4 : 4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant covered all around with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;