Bible Strands
Exodus 34:27
The LORD also said to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Yahweh speaks to Moses, commanding him to record specific divine statements. This directive occurs between instructions on firstfruits and the completion of Moses’ forty-day period on the mountain.
The words — The command hinges on כְּתָב (ke.tov), "write," applied to הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה (ha-devarim ha'eleh), "these words." The text explicitly ties the written record to the covenant Yahweh establishes with Moses and Israel.
The thread — This instruction mirrors Moses writing divine directives in Exodus 24:4, Deuteronomy 31:9, and Exodus 17:14. Each passage uses written documentation to preserve Yahweh’s commands for covenantal continuity.
Why it lands — The verse establishes that covenant maintenance depends on fixed, recorded terms rather than mutable memory. It requires a reader to treat the written text as the authoritative standard for the agreement.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
Cross-references
- Exodus 24:4 And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Deuteronomy 31:9 So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.
- Exodus 17:14 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”
- Deuteronomy 4:13 He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow—the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone.
- 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 34:10 And the LORD said, “Behold, I am making a covenant. Before all your people I will perform wonders that have never been done in any nation in all the world. All the people among whom you live will see the LORD’s work, for it is an awesome thing that I am doing with you.