Exodus 34 Parallel Bible

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	BLB Berean Literal Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And YHWH said to Moses, “Cut for yourself two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you shattered.	The LORD said to Moses, “Cut for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.	The LORD said to Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.
2	And be ready for the morning, and you shall come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself to Me there on the top of the mountain.	Be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself there to me on the top of the mountain.	Be ready in the morning, and then come up on Mount Sinai. Present yourself to me there on top of the mountain.
3	And no man shall come up with you, and also let no man be seen throughout all the mountain; also the flock and the herd shall not pasture toward the front of that mountain.”	No one shall come up with you, and let no one be seen throughout all the mountain. Let no flocks or herds graze opposite that mountain.”	No one is to come with you or be seen anywhere on the mountain; not even the flocks and herds may graze in front of the mountain.”
4	And he cut two tablets of stone like the first ones. And Moses rose early in the morning, and he went up to Mount Sinai, as YHWH had commanded him, and he took in his hand the two tablets of stone.	So Moses cut two tablets of stone like the first. And he rose early in the morning and went up on Mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand two tablets of stone.	So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the first ones and went up Mount Sinai early in the morning, as the LORD had commanded him; and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands.
5	And YHWH descended in the cloud and stood with him there and proclaimed in His name, YHWH.	The LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.	Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD.
6	And YHWH passed before his face and proclaimed, “YHWH, YHWH God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in loving devotion and truth,	The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,	And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,
7	keeping loving devotion to the thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and he will surely not acquit the guilty, visiting iniquity of fathers upon sons and upon sons of sons, upon a third and upon a fourth.”	keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.”	maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”
8	And Moses hurried and bowed down to the earth and worshiped.	And Moses quickly bowed his head toward the earth and worshiped.	Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped.
9	And he said, “If please I have found favor in Your eyes, O Lord my Lord, please, go among us, for it is a stiff-necked people, and You shall pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your inheritance.”	And he said, “If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us, for it is a stiff-necked people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.”	“Lord,” he said, “if I have found favor in your eyes, then let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our wickedness and our sin, and take us as your inheritance.”
10	And He said, “Behold, I am cutting a covenant before all your people. I will do marvels that have not been created in all the earth and in all the nations. And all the people who are among you shall see the work of YHWH, for it is an awesome thing that I am doing with you.	And he said, “Behold, I am making a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels, such as have not been created in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the LORD, for it is an awesome thing that I will do with you.	Then the LORD said: “I am making a covenant with you. Before all your people I will do wonders never before done in any nation in all the world. The people you live among will see how awesome is the work that I, the LORD, will do for you.
11	Keep for yourself what I am commanding you this day. Behold, I am driving out from before your face the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.	“Observe what I command you this day. Behold, I will drive out before you the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.	Obey what I command you today. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
12	Guard for yourself lest you make a covenant with the dwellers of the land where you are entering, lest it become a snare in your midst.	Take care, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you go, lest it become a snare in your midst.	Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snare among you.
13	But their altars you⁺ shall break down, and their pillars you⁺ shall smash, and their Asherah poles you⁺ shall cut down.	You shall tear down their altars and break their pillars and cut down their Asherim	Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.
14	For you shall worship no other god, for YHWH, Jealous is his name, is a jealous God.	(for you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God),	Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
15	Lest you cut a covenant with the dwellers of the land, and they play the prostitute with their gods, and they make sacrifice to their gods, and he calls to you, and you eat from his sacrifice,	lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and when they whore after their gods and sacrifice to their gods and you are invited, you eat of his sacrifice,	“Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.
16	and you take from his daughters for your sons, and his daughters play the prostitute with their gods, and they make your sons play the prostitute with their gods.	and you take of their daughters for your sons, and their daughters whore after their gods and make your sons whore after their gods.	And when you choose some of their daughters as wives for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will lead your sons to do the same.
17	Molten gods you shall not make for yourselves.	“You shall not make for yourself any gods of cast metal.	“Do not make any idols.
18	The feast of the Unleavened you shall keep. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, in the appointed time of the month of Abib; for in the month of Abib you came out from Egypt.	“You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month Abib, for in the month Abib you came out from Egypt.	“Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days eat bread made without yeast, as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Aviv, for in that month you came out of Egypt.
19	All that open the womb belong to Me, and all firstborn of your livestock born a male, whether ox or sheep.	All that open the womb are mine, all your male livestock, the firstborn of cow and sheep.	“The first offspring of every womb belongs to me, including all the firstborn males of your livestock, whether from herd or flock.
20	And the firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you do not redeem it, then you shall break his neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem, and none shall appear before My face empty.	The firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, or if you will not redeem it you shall break its neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before me empty-handed.	Redeem the firstborn donkey with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck. Redeem all your firstborn sons. “No one is to appear before me empty-handed.
21	Six days you shall work, and on the seventh day you shall rest: In the plowing time and in the harvest you shall rest.	“Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest. In plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.	“Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest.
22	And the Feast of Weeks you shall observe with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of the Ingathering at the end of the year.	You shall observe the Feast of Weeks, the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year’s end.	“Celebrate the Festival of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Festival of Ingathering at the turn of the year.
23	Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the face of the Lord YHWH, God of Israel.	Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the LORD God, the God of Israel.	Three times a year all your men are to appear before the Sovereign LORD, the God of Israel.
24	For I will cast out the nations before your face and enlarge your border, and no man will covet your land when you go up to appear before the face of YHWH your God three times in the year.	For I will cast out nations before you and enlarge your borders; no one shall covet your land, when you go up to appear before the LORD your God three times in the year.	I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the LORD your God.
25	You shall not slaughter with leaven the blood of My sacrifice, and the sacrifice of the Feast of the Passover shall not remain until the morning.	“You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with anything leavened, or let the sacrifice of the Feast of the Passover remain until the morning.	“Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Festival remain until morning.
26	The first of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring to the house of YHWH your God. You shall not boil a young goat in the milk of its mother.”	The best of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring to the house of the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.”	“Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. “Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”
27	And YHWH said to Moses, “Write for yourself these words, for upon the mouth of these words I have cut a covenant with you and with Israel.”	And the LORD said to Moses, “Write these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”	Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”
28	And he was there with YHWH forty days and forty nights; he has not eaten bread and has not drunk water. And He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Words.	So he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights. He neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.	Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.
29	And it came to pass when Moses came down from Mount Sinai (and the two tablets of the Testimony were in the hand of Moses when he came down from the mountain), and Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone in his speaking with Him.	When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God.	When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD.
30	And Aaron saw—and all the sons of Israel—Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near to him.	Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.	When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.
31	And Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the rulers in the congregation returned to him, and Moses spoke to them.	But Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses talked with them.	But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and he spoke to them.
32	And afterward all the sons of Israel came near, and he commanded them all that YHWH had spoken with him on Mount Sinai.	Afterward all the people of Israel came near, and he commanded them all that the LORD had spoken with him in Mount Sinai.	Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commands the LORD had given him on Mount Sinai.
33	And Moses finished from speaking with them, and he put on his face a veil.	And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.	When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face.
34	And whenever Moses went in before the face of YHWH to speak with Him, he would take off the veil until his coming out. And he would come out and speak to the sons of Israel whatever he had been commanded,	Whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he would remove the veil, until he came out. And when he came out and told the people of Israel what he was commanded,	But whenever he entered the LORD’s presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded,
35	and the sons of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone, and Moses would return the veil on his face until he went in to speak with Him.	the people of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face was shining. And Moses would put the veil over his face again, until he went in to speak with him.	they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD.
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