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Exodus 19:8
And all the people answered together, “We will do everything that the LORD has spoken.” So Moses brought their words back to the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Israelite people respond collectively to Moses, who has just relayed the LORD’s commands to them and their elders at the foot of the mountain.
The words — The Hebrew כָּל־עָם (kol-'am) translates to "all the people," while דִּבֶּר (dibber) means "he has spoken," emphasizing total corporate commitment to God’s exact utterance.
The thread — This corporate vow echoes in Exodus 24:3 and 24:7, where the people again pledge to obey all the LORD’s words, and resurfaces in Joshua 24:24 as a renewed commitment to serve and obey God.
Why it lands — The text demands immediate, unified obedience to divine instruction before any covenantal sign or theophany occurs.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
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.”
- 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.”
- Joshua 24:24 So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.”
- 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.”
- Deuteronomy 5:27 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.”
- 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 obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
- Deuteronomy 26:17 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.