The Meaning of Exodus 34:5 Explained

Exodus 34:5

KJV: And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

YLT: And Jehovah cometh down in a cloud, and stationeth Himself with him there, and calleth in the Name of Jehovah,

Darby: And Jehovah came down in the cloud, and stood beside him there, and proclaimed the name of Jehovah.

ASV: And Jehovah descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of Jehovah.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 34:5?

MEANING: What does Exodus 34:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 34:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Exodus 34:5?

What is the context of Exodus 34:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

What does Exodus 34:5 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 34:5 mean?

And descended Yahweh in the cloud and stood with him there and proclaimed the name of Yahweh

וַיֵּ֤רֶד יְהוָה֙ בֶּֽעָנָ֔ן וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב עִמּ֖וֹ שָׁ֑ם וַיִּקְרָ֥א בְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָֽה

וַיֵּ֤רֶד	And descended
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָרַד Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
יְהוָה֙	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בֶּֽעָנָ֔ן	in the cloud
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עָנָן Sense: cloud, cloudy, cloud-mass.
וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב	and stood
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָצַב Sense: to place, set, stand, set or station oneself, present oneself.
עִמּ֖וֹ	with him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: עִם Sense: with.
וַיִּקְרָ֥א	and proclaimed
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
בְשֵׁ֖ם	the name
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שֵׁם Sense: name.
יְהוָֽה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

What are the major concepts related to Exodus 34:5?

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