These are the statutes, ordinances, and laws that the LORD established between Himself and the Israelites through Moses on Mount Sinai.
Parallel translations
- WEB These are the statutes, ordinances and laws, which Yahweh made between him and the children of Israel in Mount Sinai by Moses.
- KJV These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.
- NKJV These are the statutes and judgments and laws which the Lord made between Himself and the children of Israel on Mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.
- NASB These are the statutes and ordinances and laws which the Lord established between Himself and the sons of Israel through Moses on Mount Sinai.
- NLT These are the decrees, regulations, and instructions that the Lord gave through Moses on Mount Sinai as evidence of the relationship between himself and the Israelites.
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Quick answer
This verse concludes the covenant laws given through Moses at Sinai. It marks the close of God's binding instruction to Israel.
Overview
A formal summary statement, this verse seals the statutes, ordinances, and laws delivered through Moses on Mount Sinai. It frames the preceding chapters as God's authoritative covenant with Israel. These laws reveal God's holiness and Israel's calling, all of which find their goal in Christ, who fulfills the law on His people's behalf.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Lev 27:34These are the commandments that the LORD gave to Moses for the Israelites on Mount Sinai.
- Deut 12:1These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to follow all the days you live in the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess.
- Deut 6:1These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess,
- Lev 25:1Then the LORD said to Moses on Mount Sinai,
- Deut 13:4You are to follow the LORD your God and fear Him. Keep His commandments and listen to His voice; serve Him and hold fast to Him.
- John 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- Lev 8:36So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.
- Ps 77:20You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
- Lev 7:38which the LORD gave Moses on Mount Sinai on the day He commanded the Israelites to present their offerings to the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai.
- Num 4:37These were counted from the Kohathite clans, everyone who could serve at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron numbered them according to the command of the LORD through Moses.
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