Exodus 19:7

7 So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all the words the LORD had commanded him to speak.

Exodus 19:7 in Other Translations

7 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.

7 So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him.

7 So Moses returned from the mountain and called together the elders of the people and told them everything the LORD had commanded him.

7 Moses came back and called the elders of Israel together and set before them all these words which God had commanded him.

7 After Moses came back, He summoned the elders of the people, and put before them all these words that the Lord had commanded him.

Exodus 19:7 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 19:7

And Moses came and called for the elders of the people
After he had heard the above words from the mouth of God, he came down from the mount into the camp of Israel, and sent for the elders or principal men of the tribes and families of Israel to come to him:

and,
being gathered together,

laid before their faces all these words which the Lord commanded him;
expressed them in the plainest manner, set them in the clearest light to their minds and consciences; so that they thoroughly understood them, were fully convinced of the propriety of these things God required of them, and their obligation to observe them, and saw plainly the greatness and importance of what he promised unto them.

Exodus 19:7 In-Context

5 Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine,

6 you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”

7 So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all the words the LORD had commanded him to speak.

8 The people all responded together, “We will do everything the LORD has said.” So Moses brought their answer back to the LORD.

9 The LORD said to Moses, “I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear me speaking with you and will always put their trust in you.” Then Moses told the LORD what the people had said.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 18:12; Leviticus 4:15; Leviticus 9:1; Numbers 16:25
• 2. Exodus 4:30; 1 Samuel 8:10