Exodus 24:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then he tookוַיִּקַּח֙
(vai·yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
the bookסֵ֣פֶר
(se·fer)
5612: a missive, document, writing, bookprobably of foreign origin
of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔ית
(hab·be·rit,)
1285: a covenantfrom an unused word
and readוַיִּקְרָ֖א
(vai·yik·ra)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
[it] in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣י
(be·'a·ze·nei)
241: an earfrom an unused word
of the people;הָעָ֑ם
(ha·'am;)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
and they said,וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
(vai·yo·me·ru,)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Allכֹּ֛ל
(kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
that the LORDיְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
has spokenדִּבֶּ֥ר
(dib·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
we will do,נַעֲשֶׂ֥ה
(na·'a·seh)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
and we will be obedient!"וְנִשְׁמָֽע׃
(ve·nish·ma.)
8085: to heara prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
the book
cepher  (say'-fer)
writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book -- bill, book, evidence, learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.
of the covenant
briyth  (ber-eeth')
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
and read
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
in the audience
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
of the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
and they said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
All that the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
hath said
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
will we do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
and be obedient
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then he took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people; and they said, "All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient!"

King James Bible
And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He then took the covenant scroll and read it aloud to the people. They responded, "We will do and obey everything that the LORD has commanded."

International Standard Version
He took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They said, "We will put into practice and obey everything that the LORD has decreed."

NET Bible
He took the Book of the Covenant and read it aloud to the people, and they said, "We are willing to do and obey all that the LORD has spoken."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he took the Book of the LORD's Promise and read it while the people listened. They said, "We will obey and do everything the LORD has said."

King James 2000 Bible
And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the hearing of the people: and they said, All that the LORD has said will we do, and be obedient.
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