Exodus 35:1

Then Moses assembled the whole congregation of Israel and said to them, “These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do:

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses gathers the entire congregation of Israel to deliver a direct command from the LORD. He addresses the assembled people immediately following the receipt of divine instructions.

The words — The verb וַ/יַּקְהֵל (va/i.yak.Hel) literally means "and he assembled," describing the act of gathering. The noun עֲדַ֛ת ('a.Dat) refers to the formal "congregation" or corporate assembly of the people of Israel.

The thread — This pattern of Moses addressing the gathered people appears in Exodus 34:32 when the Israelites approach him after the covenant renewal. It parallels the initial divine address in Exodus 25:1 and the earlier commissioning in Exodus 31:1.

Why it lands — The text establishes that divine instruction is delivered to a gathered community rather than to isolated individuals. It requires the reader to recognize that obedience begins with attentive reception of the specific commands listed.

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The Hebrew words

וַיַּקְהֵ֣לva/i.yak.Heland/ he assembled מֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehMoses אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>כָּל־kol-all עֲדַ֛ת'a.Dat[the] congregation of בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael וַיֹּ֣אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he said אֲלֵהֶ֑ם'a.le./Hemto/ them אֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehthese הַדְּבָרִ֔יםha./de.va.Rim[are] the/ words אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-which צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe has commanded יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh לַעֲשֹׂ֥תla./'a.Sotto/ do אֹתָֽם׃'o.Ta/m<obj.>/ them

King James Version

And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the Lord hath commanded, that ye should do them.

Cross-references

Exodus 34:32 And after this all the Israelites came near, and Moses commanded them to do everything that the LORD had told him on Mount Sinai.
Exodus 25:1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
Exodus 31:1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
Matthew 7:21 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
Romans 2:13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.
James 1:22 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

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