Exodus 34:4

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“So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals. He rose early in the morning, and taking the two stone tablets in his hands, he went up Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him.”

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BSBPD

“So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals. He rose early in the morning, and taking the two stone tablets in his hands, he went up Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as Jehovah had commanded him, and took in his hand two tables of stone.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he heweth two tables of stone like the first, and Moses riseth early in the morning, and goeth up unto mount Sinai, as Jehovah commanded him, and he taketh in his hand two tables of stone.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 34:4 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 19:3Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, “This is what you are to tell the house of Jacob and explain to the sons of Israel:
  2. Exodus 19:20The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,
  3. Exodus 32:16The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.
  4. Deuteronomy 10:1At that time the LORD said to me, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the originals, come up to Me on the mountain, and make an ark of wood.
  5. Deuteronomy 10:3So I made an ark of acacia wood, chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals, and went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hands.

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