Exodus 34:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.”

Exodus 34:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 34:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 34:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He was there with Yahweh forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread, nor drank water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.”

Exodus 34:28 — World English Bible

Exodus 34:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he was there with Jehovah forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. ”

Exodus 34:28 — American Standard Version

Exodus 34:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he is there with Jehovah forty days and forty nights; bread he hath not eaten, and water he hath not drunk; and he writeth on the tables the matters of the covenant--the ten matters.”

Exodus 34:28 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 34:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“— And he was there with Jehovah forty days and forty nights; he ate no bread, and drank no water. — And he wrote on the tables the words of the covenant, the ten words. ”

Exodus 34:28 — Darby Translation

Exodus 34:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So hee was there with the Lord fourtie dayes and fourtie nights, and did neither eat bread nor drinke water: and hee wrote in the Tables the wordes of the couenant, euen the tenne commandements.”

Exodus 34:28 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 34:28 in Context — Exodus 34

26 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.

27 And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.

28 And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

29 And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.

30 And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.

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What Does Exodus 34:28 Mean?

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