Exodus 34

Moses Makes New Tablets

1 The Lord said to Moses, "Cut for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.2 Be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself there to me on the top of the mountain.3 No one shall come up with you, and let no one be seen throughout all the mountain. Let no flocks or herds graze opposite that mountain."4 So Moses cut two tablets of stone like the first. And he rose early in the morning and went up on Mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand two tablets of stone.5 The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,7 keeping steadfast love for thousands,t forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation."8 And Moses quickly bowed his head toward the earth and worshiped.9 And he said, "If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us, for it is a stiff-necked people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance."

The Covenant Renewed

10 And he said, "Behold, I am making a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels, such as have not been created in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the Lord, for it is an awesome thing that I will do with you.

11 "Observe what I command you this day. Behold, I will drive out before you the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.12 Take care, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you go, lest it become a snare in your midst.13 You shall tear down their altars and break their pillars and cut down their Asherim14 (for you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God),15 lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and when they whore after their gods and sacrifice to their gods and you are invited, you eat of his sacrifice,16 and you take of their daughters for your sons, and their daughters whore after their gods and make your sons whore after their gods.

17 "You shall not make for yourself any gods of cast metal.

18 "You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month Abib, for in the month Abib you came out from Egypt.19 All that open the womb are mine, all your malet livestock, the firstborn of cow and sheep.20 The firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, or if you will not redeem it you shall break its neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before me empty-handed.

21 "Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest. In plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.22 You shall observe the Feast of Weeks, the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year's end.23 Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.24 For I will cast out nations before you and enlarge your borders; no one shall covet your land, when you go up to appear before the Lord your God three times in the year.

25 "You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with anything leavened, or let the sacrifice of the Feast of the Passover remain until the morning.26 The best of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring to the house of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk."

27 And the Lord said to Moses, "Write these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel."28 So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights. He neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.t

The Shining Face of Moses

29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God.t30 Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.31 But Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses talked with them.32 Afterward all the people of Israel came near, and he commanded them all that the Lord had spoken with him in Mount Sinai.33 And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.

34 Whenever Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he would remove the veil, until he came out. And when he came out and told the people of Israel what he was commanded,35 the people of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face was shining. And Moses would put the veil over his face again, until he went in to speak with him.

Exodus 34

The New Tablets of the Covenant

1 s The Lord said to Moses, “Cut outt two tablets of stone like the first, and I will writets on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you smashed.2 Be preparedt in the morning, and go up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and station yourselfs for me there on the top of the mountain.3 No one is to come up with you; do not let anyone be seen anywhere on the mountain; not even the flocks or the herds may graze in front of that mountain.”

4 So Mosest cut out two tablets of stone like the first;s early in the morning he went upt to Mount Sinai, just as the Lord had commanded him, and he took in his hand the two tablets of stone.
5 The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there and proclaimed the Lord by name.t6 The Lord passed by before him and proclaimed:t “The Lord, the Lord,s the compassionate and gracioust God, slow to anger,s and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness,s

7 keeping loyal love for thousands,t forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin. But he by no means leaves the guilty unpunished, responding to the transgressions of fathers by dealing with children and children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.”
8 Moses quickly bowedt to the ground and worshiped

9 and said, “If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, let my Lordt go among us, for wet are a stiff-necked people; pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.”

10 He said, “See, I am going to maket a covenant before all your people. I will do wonders such as have not been donet in all the earth, nor in any nation. All the people among whom you live will see the work of the Lord, for it is a fearful thing that I am doing with you.s
11 “Obeyt what I am commanding you this day. I am going to drive outt before you the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.12 Be careful not to maket a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snares among you.13 Rather you must destroy their altars, smash their images, and cut down their Asherah poles.ts14 For you must not worshipt any other god,s for the Lord, whose names is Jealous, is a jealous God.15 Be carefult not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for whent they prostitute themselvest to their gods and sacrifice to their gods, and someone invites you,t you will eat from his sacrifice;16 and you then taket his daughters for your sons, and when his daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will make your sons prostitute themselves to their gods as well.

17 You must not make yourselves molten gods.

18 “You must keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven dayst you must eat bread made without yeast, as I commanded you; do thist at the appointed time of the month Abib, for in the month Abib you came out of Egypt.
19 “Every firstborn of the wombt belongs to me, even every firstbornt of your cattle that is a male,t whether ox or sheep.

20 Now the firstlingt of a donkey you may redeem with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, then break its neck.s You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons.
“No one will appear before me empty-handed.t

21 “On six dayst you may labor, but on the seventh day you must rest;t even at the time of plowing and of harvests you are to rest.t
22 “You must observet the Feast of Weeks – the firstfruits of the harvest of wheat – and the Feast of Ingathering at the endt of the year.23 At three timest in the year all your ment must appear before the Lord God,ts the God of Israel.

24 For I will drive outt the nations before you and enlarge your borders; no one will covets your land when you go upt to appear before the Lord your God three timest in the year.

25 “You must not offer the blood of my sacrifice with yeast; the sacrifice from the feast of Passover must not remain until the following morning.s

26 “The first of the firstfruits of your soil you must bring to the house of the Lord your God.
You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”s
27 The Lord said to Moses, “Write downt these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”

28 So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights;t he did not eat bread, and he did not drink water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.t

The Radiant Face of Moses

29 s Now when Moses came downt from Mount Sinai witht the two tablets of the testimony in his handt – when he came downt from the mountain, Mosest did not know that the skin of his face shonet while he talked with him.30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face shone;t and they were afraid to approach him.31 But Moses called to them, so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and Moses spoke to them.32 After this all the Israelites approached, and he commanded them all that the Lord had spoken to him on Mount Sinai.33 When Moses finishedt speakingt with them, he wouldt put a veil on his face.34 But when Moses went int before the Lord to speak with him, he would remove the veil until he came out.t Then he would come out and tell the Israelites what he had been commanded.t

35 When the Israelites would seet the face of Moses, thatt the skin of Moses’ face shone, Moses would put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with the Lord.t