Exodus 32:13

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Remember	זְכֹ֡ר ze.Khor	H2142	properly · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
Abraham	לְאַבְרָהָם֩ le.'av.ra.Ham	H85	Abraham · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
Isaac	לְיִצְחָ֨ק le.yitz.Chak	H3327	Jitschak (or Isaac) · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
Israel	וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל u.le.Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a place name
servants	עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ 'a.va.Dei.kha	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
swarest	נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתָּ nish.Ba'.ta	H7650	to seven oneself · verb, niphal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
saidst	וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר va.te.da.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
multiply	אַרְבֶּה֙ 'ar.Beh	H7235	to increase (in whatever respect) · verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person common singular
seed	זַרְעֲכֶ֔ם zar.'a.Khem	H2233	seed · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
stars	כְּכוֹכְבֵ֖י ke.chokh.Vei	H3556	a star (as round or as shining) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
heaven	הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם ha.sha.Ma.yim	H8064	the sky (as aloft · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
land	הָאָ֨רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
spoken	אָמַ֗רְתִּי 'a.Mar.ti	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
give	אֶתֵּן֙ 'e.Ten	H5414	to give · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
seed	לְזַרְעֲכֶ֔ם le.zar.'a.Khem	H2233	seed · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
inherit	וְנָחֲל֖וּ ve.na.cha.Lu	H5157	to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
ever	לְעֹלָֽם le.'o.Lam	H5769	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Hebrews 6:13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
Genesis 12:7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared u…
Genesis 22:16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
Genesis 15:5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him,…
Genesis 15:18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great ri…
Genesis 15:7 And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
Genesis 35:11-12 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come…
Genesis 48:16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; a…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 32:7-14

Here, I. God acquaints Moses with what was doing in the camp while he was absent, Exo 32:7, Exo 32:8. He could have told him sooner, as soon as the first step was taken towards it, and have hastened him down to prevent it; but he suffered it to come to this height, for wise and holy ends, and then sent him down to punish it. Note, It is no reproach to the holiness of God that he suffers sin to be committed, since he knows, not only how to restrain it when he pleases, but how to make it serviceable to the designs of his own glory. Observe what God here says to Moses concerning this sin. 1. That they had corrupted themselves. Sin is the corruption or depravation of the sinner, and it is a self…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 32:10

make of thee a great nation--Care must be taken not to suppose this language as betokening any change or vacillation in the divine purpose. The covenant made with the patriarchs had been ratified in the most solemn manner; it could not and never was intended that it should be broken. But the manner in which God spoke to Moses served two important purposes--it tended to develop the faith and intercessory patriotism of the Hebrew leader, and to excite the serious alarm of the people, that God would reject them and deprive them of the privileges they had fondly fancied were so secure.

Adam Clarke on Exodus 32:10

Now therefore let me alone - Moses had already begun to plead with God in the behalf of this rebellious and ungrateful people; and so powerful was his intercession that even the Omnipotent represents himself as incapable of doing any thing in the way of judgment, unless his creature desisted from praying for mercy! See an instance of the prevalence of fervent intercession in the case of Abraham, Gen 18:23-33, from the model of which the intercession of Moses seems to have been formed.

John Gill on Exodus 32:13

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants,.... The covenant he made with them, the promise he had made unto them, with an oath annexed to it: to whom thou swarest by thine own self; which he did, because he could swear by no greater; and for the confirmation of his covenant and promise, see Genesis 22:16. and saidst unto them; for what was said to Abraham was repeated and confirmed to Isaac and Jacob: I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven; multitudes of which are out of sight, and cannot be seen with the naked eye, nor numbered: and all this land that I have spoken of; the land of Canaan, then inhabited by several nations: will I give unto your seed, and they shall in…

Dictionary and topics

Levite — A descendant of the tribe of Levi (Ex. 6:25; Lev. 25:32; Num. 35:2; Josh. 21:3, 41). This name is, however, generally used as the title of that portion of the tribe which was set apart for the…
Levites — (descendants of Levi). Sometimes the name extends to the whole tribe, the priests included, (Exodus 6:25; Leviticus 25:32; Numbers 35:2; Joshua 21:3,41) etc; sometimes only to those members of the…
Calf Of Gold · Moses interceded for those who worshipped — Moses interceded for those who worshipped
Intercession · OF MAN WITH GOD — OF MAN WITH GOD
Judgments · Saints: Pray for those under — Saints: Pray for those under
Prayer · Plead in the: Promises of God — Plead in the: Promises of God
Prayer, Answers To · Exemplified: Moses — Exemplified: Moses
Prayer, Intercessory · Exemplified: Moses — Exemplified: Moses

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Exodus 32:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 32:7-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 32:10

Adam Clarke on Exodus 32:10

John Gill on Exodus 32:13

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 32:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 32:7-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 32:10

Adam Clarke on Exodus 32:10

John Gill on Exodus 32:13

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Exodus 32:13-14

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 32:7-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 32:11-13

Rashi on Exodus 32:13