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Leviticus 27:34
These are the commandments that the LORD gave to Moses for the Israelites on Mount Sinai.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator states that the LORD gave these commandments to Moses for the Israelites on Mount Sinai. This declaration follows the immediate regulations concerning the redemption and non-substitution of dedicated animals.
The words — אֵלֶּה ('elleh) translates literally as "these," and הַמִּצְוֹת (hammîṣwōt) means "the commandments." This demonstrative pairing functions as a formal marker closing the preceding legal section.
The thread — The closing formula aligns with Leviticus 26:46, which catalogs statutes and ordinances established through Moses. Parallel structural closures appear in Numbers 1:1 and Deuteronomy 4:5 to frame covenant legislation.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to recognize the divine origin of the preceding regulations rather than treating them as human tradition. It demands direct obedience to the detailed instructions on vows and dedications as binding covenant terms.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
These are the commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 26:46 These are the statutes, ordinances, and laws that the LORD established between Himself and the Israelites through Moses on Mount Sinai.
- Numbers 1:1 On the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting in the Wilderness of Sinai. He said:
- Deuteronomy 4:5 See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.
- Deuteronomy 4:45 These are the testimonies, statutes, and ordinances that Moses proclaimed to them after they had come out of Egypt,
- John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- Galatians 4:24 These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
- Hebrews 12:18 For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;