Exodus 32:29

For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves today to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
yourselves	מִלְא֨וּ mil.'U	H4390	to fill or (intransitively) be full of · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
day	הַיּוֹם֙ hai.yOm	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
LORD	לַֽיהוָ֔ה la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
even	כִּ֛י ki	H3588	(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunc… · particle
man	אִ֥ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
son	בִּבְנ֖וֹ biv.No	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
brother	וּבְאָחִ֑יו u.ve.'a.Chiv	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
bestow	וְלָתֵ֧ת ve.la.Tet	H5414	to give · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
blessing	בְּרָכָֽה be.ra.Khah	H1293	benediction · noun, common feminine singular absolute
day	הַיּ֖וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Numbers 25:11-13 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for m…
Zechariah 13:3 And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt no…
Matthew 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Deuteronomy 13:6-11 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, ent…
Proverbs 21:3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Deuteronomy 33:9-10 Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for the…
1 Samuel 15:18-22 And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consu…
Joel 2:12-14 Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 32:21-29

Moses, having shown his just indignation against the sin of Israel by breaking the tables and burning the calf, now proceeds to reckon with the sinners and to call them to an account, herein acting as the representative of God, who is not only a holy God, and hates sin, but a just God, and is engaged in honour to punish it, Isa 59:18. Now, I. He begins with Aaron, as God began with Adam, because he was the principal person, though not first in the transgression, but drawn into it. Observe here, 1. The just reproof Moses gives him, Exo 32:21. He does not order him to be cut-off, as those (Exo 32:27) that had been the ring-leaders in the sin. Note, A great deal of difference will be made betwe…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 32:29

Consecrate yourselves to-day to the Lord--or, "Ye have consecrated yourselves to-day." The Levites, notwithstanding the dejection of Aaron, distinguished themselves by their zeal for the honor of God and their conduct in doing the office of executioners on this occasion; and this was one reason that they were appointed to a high and honorable office in the service of the sanctuary.

Adam Clarke on Exodus 32:29

For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves - Fill your hands to the Lord. See the reason of this form of speech in the note on Exo 29:19 (note).

John Gill on Exodus 32:29

For Moses had said,.... To the Levites, when he first gave them their orders: consecrate yourselves today to the Lord; devote yourselves to his service, by obeying his orders, slaying those, or the heads of them, who have cast so much contempt upon him as to worship the golden calf in his room; and which would be as acceptable to him as the offerings were, by which Aaron and his sons were consecrated to the Lord; and as these Levites were consecrated to his service this day, on this account: even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; not sparing the nearest relation found in this idolatry, and for which the tribe of Levi is commended and blessed in the blessing of Moses, Deuteronom…

The Church Fathers

It is therefore to be well weighed, when there is rest from chiding, how culpably peace is kept with the worst of men, if so great a prophet offered this as a sacrifice to God, that he excited the enmities of the wicked against himself for the Lord. Hence it is that the tribe of Levi, when they took their swords and passed through the midst of the camp because they would not spare the sinners who were to be smitten, are said to have consecrated their hands to God. Hence Phinehas, spurning the favour of his fellow-countrymen when they sinned, smote those who came together with the Midianites, and in his wrath appeased the wrath of God.
— Gregory the Dialogist, The Book of Pastoral Rule, Part 3, Chapter 22

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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 · Making of: Israel punished for — Making of: Israel punished for
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · People punished for idolatry — People punished for idolatry
Reproof · .Moses, of the Israelites — .Moses, of the Israelites

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 32:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 32:21-29

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 32:29

Adam Clarke on Exodus 32:29

John Gill on Exodus 32:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 32:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 32:21-29

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 32:29

Adam Clarke on Exodus 32:29

John Gill on Exodus 32:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Exodus 32:29

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 32:27-29

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 32:26-29

Rashi on Exodus 32:29