Bible Commentary

And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. 25. tool ] The word ( reb) commonly rendered ‘sword,’ occasionally used of other sharp instruments, Jos 5:2-3 (‘knives’): in Deu 27:5 E (Jos … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 20:25”

An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. 24. altar ] The word in Heb. ( mizba) means a ‘place … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 20:24”

Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. 23. Cf. Exo 20:3-4 f.; and in the other codes Exo 34:17 (J), Lev 19:4 (H), Deu 4:15-18; Deu 27:15. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 23. Ye shall not make with me gods … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 20:23”

And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. 22. Thus thou shalt say ] Cf. Exo 19:3. from heaven ] As their position in the Heb. shews, these are the emphatic words in the sentence: their intention … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 20:22”

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God [was]. 21. thick darkness ] ‘rphel, the word, mostly poetical (Psa 18:9, 1Ki 8:12), used in Deu 4:11; Deu 5:22 [Heb. 19]. With the preceding narrative, especially the parts that belong to E Exo 9:16-19, Exo 20:1-21), comp. the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 20:21”

And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. 20. to prove you ] to put you to the proof (Exo 16:4; cf. on Exo 17:2), to the whether (Deu 8:2), as you have just said … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 20:20”

And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. 19. Speak thou (emph.), and we will hear ] i.e. it is implied, listen and obey (see Deu 5:27 end). lest we die ] cf. Deu 5:25 f. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 20:19”

And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw [it], they removed, and stood afar off. 18. saw ] Heb., more graphically, were seeing. the thunderings (Heb. voices), &c.] see Exo 19:16; Exo 19:19. and when, &c.] Heb. and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 20:18”

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbor’s. 17. The tenth commandment. The most inward of all the commandments, forbidding not an external act, but a hidden mental state, a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 20:17”

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 16. The ninth commandment. Against bearing false witness, primarily in a court of law, a specially common crime in the East, but also more generally by taking away the character of a neighbour by false imputations (cf. Exo 23:1). bear false witness ] lit. answer (in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 20:16”