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.
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.
- BSB These are the statutes, ordinances, and laws that the LORD established between Himself and the Israelites through Moses on Mount Sinai.
- 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.
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- Lev 27:34These are the commandments which Yahweh commanded Moses for the children of Israel on Mount Sinai.
- Deut 12:1These are the statutes and the ordinances which you shall observe to do in the land which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess it, all the days that you live on the earth.
- Deut 6:1Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Yahweh your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you go over to possess it;
- Lev 25:1Yahweh said to Moses in Mount Sinai,
- Deut 13:4You shall walk after Yahweh your God, fear him, keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you shall serve him, and cling to him.
- John 1:17For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
- Lev 8:36Aaron and his sons did all the things which Yahweh commanded by Moses.
- Ps 77:20You led your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
- Lev 7:38which Yahweh commanded Moses in Mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their offerings to Yahweh, in the wilderness of Sinai.
- Num 4:37These are those who were counted of the families of the Kohathites, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.
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