KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Exodus 34:28 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And he was” | וַֽיְהִי | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | And he was |
| “there” | שָׁ֣ם | There (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | there |
| “with” | עִם | Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) | with |
| “the Lord” | יְהוָ֗ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “forty” | אַרְבָּעִ֥ים | Forty | forty |
| “days” | יוֹם֙ | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | days |
| “and forty” | וְאַרְבָּעִ֣ים | Forty | forty |
| “nights;” | לַ֔יְלָה | Properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity | nights |
| “he did neither” | לֹ֣א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | did neither |
| “eat” | אָכַ֔ל | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eat |
| “bread,” | לֶ֚חֶם | Food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) | bread |
| “nor” | לֹ֣א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | nor |
| “drink” | שָׁתָ֑ה | To imbibe (literally or figuratively) | drink |
| “water.” | וּמַ֖יִם | Water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen | water |
| “And he wrote” | וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב | To grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) | wrote |
| “upon” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “the tables” | הַלֻּחֹ֗ת | Probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal | tables |
| “the words” | דִּבְרֵ֣י | A word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause | words |
| “of the covenant,” | הַבְּרִ֔ית | A compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) | covenant |
| “the ten” | עֲשֶׂ֖רֶת | Ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) | ten |
| “commandments.” | הַדְּבָרִֽים׃ | A word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause | commandments |
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26 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
27 And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
28 And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
29 And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.
30 And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.
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