34:1 The LORD told Moses, 'Prepare two stone tablets like the first ones. I will write on them the same words that were on the tablets you smashed.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 1 , The LORD told Moses, 'Prepare two stone tablets like the first ones. I will write on them the same words that were on the tablets you smashed.
34:2 Be ready in the morning to come up Mount Sinai and present yourself to me there on the top of the mountain.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 2 , Be ready in the morning to come up Mount Sinai and present yourself to me there on the top of the mountain.
34:3 No one else may come with you. In fact, no one is allowed anywhere on the mountain. Do not even let the flocks or herds graze near the mountain.'
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 3 , No one else may come with you. In fact, no one is allowed anywhere on the mountain. Do not even let the flocks or herds graze near the mountain.'
34:4 So Moses cut two tablets of stone like the first ones. Early in the morning he climbed Mount Sinai as the LORD had told him, carrying the two stone tablets in his hands.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 4 , So Moses cut two tablets of stone like the first ones. Early in the morning he climbed Mount Sinai as the LORD had told him, carrying the two stone tablets in his hands.
34:5 Then the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud and called out his own name, 'the LORD,' as Moses stood there in his presence.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 5 , Then the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud and called out his own name, 'the LORD,' as Moses stood there in his presence.
34:6 He passed in front of Moses and said, 'I am the LORD, I am the LORD, the merciful and gracious God. I am slow to anger and rich in unfailing love and faithfulness.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 6 , He passed in front of Moses and said, 'I am the LORD, I am the LORD, the merciful and gracious God. I am slow to anger and rich in unfailing love and faithfulness.
34:7 I show this unfailing love to many thousands by forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. Even so I do not leave sin unpunished, but I punish the children for the sins of their parents to the third and fourth generations.'
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 7 , I show this unfailing love to many thousands by forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. Even so I do not leave sin unpunished, but I punish the children for the sins of their parents to the third and fourth generations.'
34:8 Moses immediately fell to the ground and worshiped.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 8 , Moses immediately fell to the ground and worshiped.
34:9 And he said, 'If it is true that I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, then please go with us. Yes, this is an unruly and stubborn people, but please pardon our iniquity and our sins. Accept us as your own special possession.'
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 9 , And he said, 'If it is true that I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, then please go with us. Yes, this is an unruly and stubborn people, but please pardon our iniquity and our sins. Accept us as your own special possession.'
34:10 The LORD replied, 'All right. This is the covenant I am going to make with you. I will perform wonders that have never been done before anywhere in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people around you will see the power of the LORD--the awesome power I will display through you.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 10 , The LORD replied, 'All right. This is the covenant I am going to make with you. I will perform wonders that have never been done before anywhere in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people around you will see the power of the LORD--the awesome power I will display through you.
34:11 Your responsibility is to obey all the commands I am giving you today. Then I will surely drive out all those who stand in your way--the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 11 , Your responsibility is to obey all the commands I am giving you today. Then I will surely drive out all those who stand in your way--the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
34:12 'Be very careful never to make treaties with the people in the land where you are going. If you do, you soon will be following their evil ways.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 12 , 'Be very careful never to make treaties with the people in the land where you are going. If you do, you soon will be following their evil ways.
34:13 Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash the sacred pillars they worship, and cut down their carved images.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 13 , Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash the sacred pillars they worship, and cut down their carved images.
34:14 You must worship no other gods, but only the LORD, for he is a God who is passionate about his relationship with you.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 14 , You must worship no other gods, but only the LORD, for he is a God who is passionate about his relationship with you.
34:15 'Do not make treaties of any kind with the people living in the land. They are spiritual prostitutes, committing adultery against me by sacrificing to their gods. If you make peace with them, they will invite you to go with them to worship their gods, and you are likely to do it.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 15 , 'Do not make treaties of any kind with the people living in the land. They are spiritual prostitutes, committing adultery against me by sacrificing to their gods. If you make peace with them, they will invite you to go with them to worship their gods, and you are likely to do it.
34:16 And you will accept their daughters, who worship other gods, as wives for your sons. Then they will cause your sons to commit adultery against me by worshiping other gods.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 16 , And you will accept their daughters, who worship other gods, as wives for your sons. Then they will cause your sons to commit adultery against me by worshiping other gods.
34:17 You must make no gods for yourselves at all.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 17 , You must make no gods for yourselves at all.
34:18 'Be sure to celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days, just as I instructed you, at the appointed time each year in early spring, for that was when you left Egypt.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 18 , 'Be sure to celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days, just as I instructed you, at the appointed time each year in early spring, for that was when you left Egypt.
34:19 'Every firstborn male belongs to me--of both cattle and sheep.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 19 , 'Every firstborn male belongs to me--of both cattle and sheep.
34:20 A firstborn male donkey may be redeemed from the LORD by presenting a lamb in its place. But if you decide not to make the exchange, you must kill the donkey by breaking its neck. However, you must redeem every firstborn son. No one is allowed to appear before me without a gift.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 20 , A firstborn male donkey may be redeemed from the LORD by presenting a lamb in its place. But if you decide not to make the exchange, you must kill the donkey by breaking its neck. However, you must redeem every firstborn son. No one is allowed to appear before me without a gift.
34:21 'Six days are set aside for work, but on the Sabbath day you must rest, even during the seasons of plowing and harvest.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 21 , 'Six days are set aside for work, but on the Sabbath day you must rest, even during the seasons of plowing and harvest.
34:22 And you must remember to celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the first crop of the wheat harvest, and celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the harvest season.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 22 , And you must remember to celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the first crop of the wheat harvest, and celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the harvest season.
34:23 Three times each year all the men of Israel must appear before the Sovereign LORD, the God of Israel.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 23 , Three times each year all the men of Israel must appear before the Sovereign LORD, the God of Israel.
34:24 No one will attack and conquer your land when you go to appear before the LORD your God those three times each year. I will drive out the nations that stand in your way and will enlarge your boundaries.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 24 , No one will attack and conquer your land when you go to appear before the LORD your God those three times each year. I will drive out the nations that stand in your way and will enlarge your boundaries.
34:25 'You must not offer bread made with yeast as a sacrifice to me. And none of the meat of the Passover lamb may be kept over until the following morning.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 25 , 'You must not offer bread made with yeast as a sacrifice to me. And none of the meat of the Passover lamb may be kept over until the following morning.
34:26 You must bring the best of the first of each year's crop to the house of the LORD your God. 'You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.'
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 26 , You must bring the best of the first of each year's crop to the house of the LORD your God. 'You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.'
34:27 And the LORD said to Moses, 'Write down all these instructions, for they represent the terms of my covenant with you and with Israel.'
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 27 , And the LORD said to Moses, 'Write down all these instructions, for they represent the terms of my covenant with you and with Israel.'
34:28 Moses was up on the mountain with the LORD forty days and forty nights. In all that time he neither ate nor drank. At that time he wrote the terms of the covenant--the Ten Commandments--on the stone tablets.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 28 , Moses was up on the mountain with the LORD forty days and forty nights. In all that time he neither ate nor drank. At that time he wrote the terms of the covenant--the Ten Commandments--on the stone tablets.
34:29 When Moses came down the mountain carrying the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, he wasn't aware that his face glowed because he had spoken to the LORD face to face.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 29 , When Moses came down the mountain carrying the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, he wasn't aware that his face glowed because he had spoken to the LORD face to face.
34:30 And when Aaron and the people of Israel saw the radiance of Moses' face, they were afraid to come near him.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 30 , And when Aaron and the people of Israel saw the radiance of Moses' face, they were afraid to come near him.
34:31 But Moses called to them and asked Aaron and the community leaders to come over and talk with him.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 31 , But Moses called to them and asked Aaron and the community leaders to come over and talk with him.
34:32 Then all the people came, and Moses gave them the instructions the LORD had given him on Mount Sinai.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 32 , Then all the people came, and Moses gave them the instructions the LORD had given him on Mount Sinai.
34:33 When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 33 , When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.
34:34 But whenever he went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he removed the veil until he came out again. Then he would give the people whatever instructions the LORD had given him,
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 34 , But whenever he went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he removed the veil until he came out again. Then he would give the people whatever instructions the LORD had given him,
34:35 and the people would see his face aglow. Afterward he would put the veil on again until he returned to speak with the LORD.
The NLT Book of Exodus , Chapter 34 , Verse 35 , and the people would see his face aglow. Afterward he would put the veil on again until he returned to speak with the LORD.
