Bible Strands
Exodus 32:26
So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses stands at the camp entrance immediately after Aaron permits the people to become a laughingstock to their enemies, addressing the crowd to identify those loyal to Yahweh.
The words — The Hebrew מִ֥י לַ/יהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑/י (mi la/Yahweh e/La/i) literally asks "who [is] to Yahweh [for] me?" This phrase functions as a direct call for public allegiance.
The thread — This demand for explicit alignment appears in 2 Kings 9:32 when a king asks "Who is on my side?" and in Matthew 12:30 where Jesus states that refusing to gather with Him constitutes scattering.
Why it lands — The text requires an immediate, public choice between loyalty to God and the surrounding rebellion, leaving no allowance for passive observation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord’s side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 9:32 He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him.
- Matthew 12:30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
- Joshua 5:13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”
- 2 Samuel 20:11 One of Joab’s young men stood near Amasa and said, “Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab!”