The Meaning of Exodus 32:15 Explained

Exodus 32:15

KJV: And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.

YLT: And Moses turneth, and goeth down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony are in his hand, tables written on both their sides, on this and on that are they written;

Darby: And Moses turned and went down from the mountain, with the two tables of the testimony in his hand tables written on both their sides: on this side and on that were they written.

ASV: And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, with the two tables of the testimony in his hand; tables that were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 32:15?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 32:15 mean?

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What is the context of Exodus 32:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony [were] in his hand: the tables [were] written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other [were] they written.

What does Exodus 32:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 32:15-24 - Moses Breaks The Tables And Burns The Calf

There was no weak compromise on the part of Moses. He cast the tables from his hands as though he felt that the covenant between God and the Hebrew race was hopelessly broken. He remonstrated with Aaron, destroyed the calf, and appointed the tribe of Levi as the executors of divine justice. How striking the act that forced the people to drink the dust of the golden calf! Men always have to drink the dust of their idolatries. You cannot make an idol without growing into the likeness of your idol and becoming, some day, nauseated with it.

As Israel turned from the splendors that shone on the summit of Sinai to fashion the calf, and found that the end of those things was misery, so those who turn from the Savior, who is the brightness of the Father's glory and the express image of His Person, pierce themselves through with many sorrows and perish. See Hebrews 12:25. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 32

¹ The people in the absence of Moses, caused Aaron to make a calf
⁷ God informs Moses, who intercedes for Israel, and prevails
¹⁵ Moses comes down with the tablets
¹⁹ He breaks them
²⁰ He destroys the calf
²² Aaron's excuse for himself
²⁵ Moses causes the idolaters to be slain
³⁰ He prays for the people

What do the individual words in Exodus 32:15 mean?

And turned and went down Moses from the mountain and two the tablets of the Testimony [were] in his hand The tablets [were] written on two of their sides on this [side] and on this [side] they were written

וַיִּ֜פֶן וַיֵּ֤רֶד מֹשֶׁה֙ מִן־ הָהָ֔ר וּשְׁנֵ֛י לֻחֹ֥ת הָעֵדֻ֖ת בְּיָד֑וֹ לֻחֹ֗ת כְּתֻבִים֙ מִשְּׁנֵ֣י עֶבְרֵיהֶ֔ם מִזֶּ֥ה וּמִזֶּ֖ה הֵ֥ם כְּתֻבִֽים

וַיִּ֜פֶן	And turned
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: פֹּונֶה Sense: to turn.
וַיֵּ֤רֶד	and went down
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָרַד Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
מֹשֶׁה֙	Moses
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹשֶׁה Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
הָהָ֔ר	the mountain
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: הַר Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
וּשְׁנֵ֛י	and two
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, mdc Root: שְׁנַיִם Sense: two.
לֻחֹ֥ת	the tablets
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: לוּחַ Sense: board, slab, tablet, plank.
הָעֵדֻ֖ת	of the Testimony [were]
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: עֵדוּת Sense: testimony.
בְּיָד֑וֹ	in his hand
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: יָד Sense: hand.
לֻחֹ֗ת	The tablets
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: לוּחַ Sense: board, slab, tablet, plank.
כְּתֻבִים֙	[were] written
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural Root: כָּתַב Sense: to write, record, enrol.
מִשְּׁנֵ֣י	on two
Parse: Preposition-m, Number, mdc Root: שְׁנַיִם Sense: two.
עֶבְרֵיהֶ֔ם	of their sides
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: עֵבֶר Sense: region beyond or across, side.
מִזֶּ֥ה	on this [side]
Parse: Preposition-m, Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
וּמִזֶּ֖ה	and on this [side]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
כְּתֻבִֽים	were written
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural Root: כָּתַב Sense: to write, record, enrol.

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