The Meaning of Exodus 34:2 Explained

Exodus 34:2

KJV: And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount.

YLT: and be prepared at morning, and thou hast come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and hast stood before Me there, on the top of the mount,

Darby: And be ready for the morning, and go up in the morning to mount Sinai, and stand there before me on the top of the mountain.

ASV: And be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me on the top of the mount.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 34:2?

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What is the context of Exodus 34:2?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount.

What does Exodus 34:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 34:1-17 - The Covenant Of The Law Renewed

Before we can behold the vision of Eternal Love we must be willing to fulfill three conditions: (1) Earliness: "My soul, be ready in the morning." (2) Solitude: "No man shall come up with thee." (3) The open heart: "That God may write there what He will." God is always passing by and covering us with the shadow of His hand, and proclaiming His loving kindness and tender mercy. He keeps mercy for thousands, and limits the entail of sin to the third and fourth generation.

Whenever we get near to God we should begin to think of and pray for others. As the last notes of the divine procession were dying away Moses bowed his head and worshiped, saying, "Let the Lord go in the middle of us and forgive." It was as though he said, "If thou art a God like that, thou art the God that stiff-necked people need. Go with us, therefore, for thou canst bear with us." He went on to ask that they might be pardoned, and that God would account them His heritage. His request was more than granted! God entered into covenant with them and promised to drive out their enemies on conditions which He proceeded to enumerate.

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Chapter Summary: Exodus 34

¹ The tablets are replaced
⁵ The name of the Lord proclaimed
⁸ Moses entreats God to go with them
¹⁰ God makes a covenant with them, repeating certain duties
²⁸ Moses after forty days on the mount, comes down with the tablets
²⁹ His face is radiant, and he covers it with a veil

What do the individual words in Exodus 34:2 mean?

So be ready in the morning and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai and present yourself to Me there on the top of the mountain

וֶהְיֵ֥ה נָכ֖וֹן לַבֹּ֑קֶר וְעָלִ֤יתָ בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ אֶל־ הַ֣ר סִינַ֔י וְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ לִ֛י שָׁ֖ם עַל־ רֹ֥אשׁ הָהָֽר

וֶהְיֵ֥ה	So be
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
נָכ֖וֹן	ready
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular Root: כּוּן Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.
לַבֹּ֑קֶר	in the morning
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: בֹּקֶר Sense: morning, break of day.
וְעָלִ֤יתָ	and come up
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular Root: סָלַק Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙	in the morning
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: בֹּקֶר Sense: morning, break of day.
הַ֣ר	Mount
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: הַר Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
סִינַ֔י	Sinai
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: סִינַי Sense: the mountain where Moses received the Law from Jehovah; located at the southern end of the Sinai peninsula between the horns of the Red Sea; exact site unknown.
וְנִצַּבְתָּ֥	and present yourself
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular Root: הֻצַּב Sense: to stand, take one’s stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish.
לִ֛י	to Me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
רֹ֥אשׁ	the top
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: רֹאשׁ Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
הָהָֽר	of the mountain
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: הַר Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.

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