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He got up early the next morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stone pillars representing the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/nlt/exodus/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then Moses carefully wrote down all the LORD’s instructions. Early the next morning Moses got up and built an altar at the foot of the mountain. He also set up twelve pillars, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/esv/exodus/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. He rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/bsb/exodus/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/kjv/exodus/24.htm">King James Bible</a> And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/24.htm">New King James Version</a> And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD. And he rose early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars according to the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/nasb_/exodus/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Then he got up early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain with twelve memorial stones for the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/nasb/exodus/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Then he arose early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/nasb77/exodus/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Then he arose early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/lsb/exodus/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Moses wrote down all the words of Yahweh. Then he arose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/amp/exodus/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Then he got up early in the morning, and built an altar [for worship] at the foot of the mountain with twelve pillars (memorial stones) representing the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/csb/exodus/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. He rose early the next morning and set up an altar and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel at the base of the mountain. <a href="/hcsb/exodus/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. He rose early the next morning and set up an altar and 12 pillars for the 12 tribes of Israel at the base of the mountain. <a href="/asv/exodus/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Moses wrote all the words of Jehovah, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/cev/exodus/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then Moses wrote down what the LORD had said. The next morning Moses got up early. He built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up a large stone for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/erv/exodus/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/gwt/exodus/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So Moses wrote down all the LORD's words. Early the next morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and [set up] 12 sacred stones for the 12 tribes of Israel. <a href="/gnt/exodus/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> Moses wrote down all the LORD's commands. Early the next morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stones, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/isv/exodus/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> So Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. He got up early in the morning and built an altar with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel at the base of the mountain. <a href="/msb/exodus/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/net/exodus/24.htm">NET Bible</a> and Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early in the morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and arranged twelve standing stones--according to the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/nheb/exodus/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the mountain, and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/wbt/exodus/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose early in the morning, and built an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars according to the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/web/exodus/24.htm">World English Bible</a> Moses wrote all Yahweh’s words, then rose up early in the morning and built an altar at the base of the mountain, with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Moses writes all the words of YHWH, and rises early in the morning, and builds an altar under the hill, and twelve standing pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel; <a href="/ylt/exodus/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Moses writeth all the words of Jehovah, and riseth early in the morning, and buildeth an altar under the hill, and twelve standing pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel; <a href="/slt/exodus/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Moses will write all the words of Jehovah, and he will rise early in the morning, and will build an altar under the mountain, and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord: and rising in the morning he built an altar at the foot of the mount, and twelve titles according to the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then Moses wrote all the words of the Lord. And rising up in the morning, he built an altar at the base of the mountain, with twelve titles according to the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/nabre/exodus/24.htm">New American Bible</a> Moses then wrote down all the words of the LORD and, rising early in the morning, he built at the foot of the mountain an altar and twelve sacred stones for the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. He rose early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and set up twelve pillars, corresponding to the twelve tribes of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Moshe wrote all of the statements of LORD JEHOVAH, and he arose at dawn and built an altar on the outskirts of the mountain and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/sep/exodus/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the mountain, and set up twelve stones for the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/parallel/exodus/24-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=6063" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/24.htm">The Covenant Sealed</a> …3When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.” 4<a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">And Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: way·yiḵ·tōḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">wrote down</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the words</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: bab·bō·qer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">Early the next morning</a> <a href="/hebrew/7925.htm" title="7925: way·yaš·kêm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; but used only as denominative from shkem; literally, to load up, i.e. To start early in the morning.">he got up</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: way·yi·ḇen (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">and built</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·bê·aḥ (N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">an altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ta·ḥaṯ (Prep) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">at the base of</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·hār (Art:: N-ms) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the mountain,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: ū·šə·têm (Conj-w:: Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">along with twelve</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fsc) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4676.htm" title="4676: maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh (N-fs) -- A pillar, stump. Feminine participle of natsab; something stationed, i.e. A column or; by analogy, an idol.">pillars</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: liš·nêm (Prep-l:: Number-md) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">for the twelve</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘ā·śār (Number-ms) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: šiḇ·ṭê (N-mpc) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">tribes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.</a> 5Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-9.htm">Deuteronomy 31:9</a> So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel. <a href="/joshua/8-32.htm">Joshua 8:32</a> And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written. <a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">2 Kings 23:3</a> So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant. <a href="/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Nehemiah 9:38</a> In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.” <a href="/nehemiah/10-29.htm">Nehemiah 10:29</a> hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-31.htm">2 Chronicles 34:31</a> So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. <a href="/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Deuteronomy 27:2-3</a> And on the day you cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster. / Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you. <a href="/deuteronomy/27-8.htm">Deuteronomy 27:8</a> And you shall write distinctly upon these stones all the words of this law.” <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a> “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. <a href="/hebrews/9-19.htm">Hebrews 9:19</a> For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people, <a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a> This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. <a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a> For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. <a href="/hebrews/10-16.htm">Hebrews 10:16</a> “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.” <a href="/luke/22-20.htm">Luke 22:20</a> In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-25.htm">1 Corinthians 11:25</a> In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.wrote<a href="/deuteronomy/31-9.htm">Deuteronomy 31:9</a> And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.<a href="/joshua/24-26.htm">Joshua 24:26</a> And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the LORD.and builded<a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Exodus 20:24-26</a> An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee… twelve pillars<a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Genesis 28:18,22</a> And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it… <a href="/genesis/31-45.htm">Genesis 31:45</a> And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.<a href="/joshua/24-27.htm">Joshua 24:27</a> And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.according<a href="/exodus/28-21.htm">Exodus 28:21</a> And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.<a href="/leviticus/24-5.htm">Leviticus 24:5</a> And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.<a href="/numbers/17-2.htm">Numbers 17:2</a> Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/21-14.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/genesis/30-3.htm">Builded</a> <a href="/genesis/35-7.htm">Buildeth</a> <a href="/exodus/17-15.htm">Built</a> <a href="/exodus/9-13.htm">Early</a> <a href="/exodus/21-24.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/exodus/17-10.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/exodus/24-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/23-18.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/exodus/24-3.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/exodus/23-24.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/exodus/12-30.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/exodus/15-7.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/genesis/49-28.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/exodus/15-27.htm">Twelve</a> <a href="/exodus/24-3.htm">Words</a> <a href="/romans/10-5.htm">Writeth</a> <a href="/revelation/19-12.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/3_john/1-9.htm">Wrote</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/24-6.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/numbers/32-38.htm">Builded</a> <a href="/numbers/23-14.htm">Buildeth</a> <a href="/exodus/32-5.htm">Built</a> <a href="/exodus/32-6.htm">Early</a> <a href="/exodus/29-20.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/numbers/13-17.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/exodus/24-5.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/27-21.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/exodus/24-6.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/24-12.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/exodus/24-12.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/exodus/26-32.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/exodus/24-13.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/exodus/24-13.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/exodus/28-21.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/exodus/28-21.htm">Twelve</a> <a href="/exodus/24-8.htm">Words</a> <a href="/numbers/33-2.htm">Writeth</a> <a href="/exodus/24-12.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/exodus/34-28.htm">Wrote</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 24</div>1. <a href="/exodus/24-1.htm">Moses is called up into the mountain</a> 3. <a href="/exodus/24-3.htm">The people promise obedience</a> 4. <a href="/exodus/24-4.htm">Moses builds an altar, and twelve pillars.</a> 6. <a href="/exodus/24-6.htm">He sprinkles the blood of the covenant</a> 9. <a href="/exodus/24-9.htm">The glory of God appears</a> 14. <a href="/exodus/24-14.htm">Aaron and Hur have the charge of the people</a> 15. <a href="/exodus/24-15.htm">Moses goes into the mountain, where he continues forty days and forty nights.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase highlights the importance of recording divine revelation. Moses, as a prophet and leader, ensures that God's commands are preserved for future generations. This act of writing signifies the transition from oral tradition to written scripture, which is foundational for the development of the Bible. The words of the LORD likely refer to the laws and commandments given in the preceding chapters, emphasizing the covenant relationship between God and Israel. This practice of documentation is seen throughout the Pentateuch and is crucial for maintaining the integrity and continuity of God's instructions.Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, The timing "early the next morning" indicates Moses' prompt obedience and dedication to fulfilling God's commands. The construction of an altar signifies a place of worship and sacrifice, essential elements in the covenant relationship. The location "at the base of the mountain" is significant as it is near Mount Sinai, where God revealed Himself to Moses and the Israelites. This geographical setting underscores the sacredness of the event and the proximity to God's presence. Altars in ancient times were central to worship and served as a physical reminder of divine encounters and covenants.along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. The twelve pillars represent the twelve tribes of Israel, symbolizing the unity and collective identity of the nation under God's covenant. Each pillar stands for a tribe, indicating that the covenant is inclusive and binding for all of Israel. This act of setting up pillars is reminiscent of other biblical instances where stones or pillars are used as memorials or witnesses to significant events, such as Jacob's pillar at Bethel. The number twelve is significant throughout scripture, often representing completeness and divine order, as seen in the twelve apostles in the New Testament. This typology points to the continuity of God's plan from the Old to the New Covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The central figure in this passage, Moses acts as the mediator between God and the Israelites. He is responsible for writing down God's words and leading the people in covenantal worship. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The divine being who communicates with Moses, providing the laws and commandments that Moses records. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_mountain.htm">The Mountain</a> Refers to Mount Sinai, a significant location where God reveals Himself and establishes His covenant with Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a> Constructed by Moses as a place of worship and sacrifice, symbolizing the people's commitment to the covenant with God. 5. <a href="/topical/t/twelve_pillars.htm">Twelve Pillars</a> Represent the twelve tribes of Israel, signifying the unity and collective participation of the entire nation in the covenant.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_scripture.htm">The Importance of Scripture</a> Moses' act of writing down God's words underscores the importance of Scripture as a foundation for faith and practice. Believers are encouraged to engage deeply with the Bible, recognizing it as the authoritative word of God. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_altar_and_pillars.htm">Symbolism of the Altar and Pillars</a> The altar and twelve pillars serve as powerful symbols of worship and community. Christians are called to build their lives on the foundation of Christ and to live in unity with fellow believers. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_commitment.htm">Covenant Commitment</a> Just as the Israelites were called to commit to God's covenant, Christians are invited to enter into a covenant relationship with God through Jesus Christ, marked by obedience and faithfulness. <a href="/topical/e/early_rising_for_worship.htm">Early Rising for Worship</a> Moses rose early to fulfill God's commands, illustrating the priority of worship and obedience. Believers are encouraged to prioritize their relationship with God, dedicating time and effort to spiritual disciplines.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) Moses wrote.--Comp. <a href="/exodus/17-14.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.">Exodus 17:14</a>. The familiarity of Moses with writing is throughout presumed in the Pentateuch. One "learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians" under the nineteenth dynasty could not well be ignorant of this ordinary Egyptian accomplishment.Under the hill.--Heb., the mountain. The Ras Sufsafeh is intended.Twelve pillars.--As the altar symbolised and indicated the presence of Jehovah, one party to the Covenant, so the twelve pillars--probably long stones set up on end (<a href="/genesis/28-18.htm" title="And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.">Genesis 28:18</a>)--symbolised the presence of the twelve tribes, the other party. (For another instance of the employment of such symbolism see <a href="/joshua/4-3.htm" title="And command you them, saying, Take you hence out of the middle of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and you shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where you shall lodge this night.">Joshua 4:3</a>; <a href="/joshua/4-9.htm" title="And Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bore the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there to this day.">Joshua 4:9</a>; <a href="/joshua/4-20.htm" title="And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.">Joshua 4:20</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - Moses wrote all the words of the Lord. We may presume that they were miraculously brought to his remembrance by that Spirit of Truth which guided all the Prophets (<a href="/2_peter/1-21.htm">2 Peter 1:21</a>; <a href="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a>). Having written the words, he waited till the next day, and then rose up early and builded an altar, in preparation for the sacrifice without which no covenant was regarded as binding. And twelve pillars. Symbolical of the twelve tribes. Compare <a href="/joshua/4-3.htm">Joshua 4:3, 9, 20</a>. <a href="/commentaries/exodus/24-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And Moses מֹשֶׁ֗ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver wrote down וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב (way·yiḵ·tōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> To grave, to write all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the words דִּבְרֵ֣י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD. יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel {Early} the next morning בַּבֹּ֔קֶר (bab·bō·qer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> Dawn, morning he got up וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣ם (way·yaš·kêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7925.htm">Strong's 7925: </a> To load up, to start early in the morning and built וַיִּ֥בֶן (way·yi·ḇen) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build an altar מִזְבֵּ֖חַ (miz·bê·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar at the base of תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> The bottom, below, in lieu of the mountain, הָהָ֑ר (hā·hār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country along with twelve וּשְׁתֵּ֤ים (ū·šə·têm) Conjunctive waw | Number - fd <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) pillars מַצֵּבָ֔ה (maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4676.htm">Strong's 4676: </a> Something stationed, a column, an idol for the twelve לִשְׁנֵ֥ים (liš·nêm) Preposition-l | Number - md <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) tribes שִׁבְטֵ֥י (šiḇ·ṭê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/24-4.htm">Exodus 24:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/24-4.htm">Exodus 24:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/24-4.htm">Exodus 24:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/24-4.htm">Exodus 24:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/24-4.htm">Exodus 24:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/24-4.htm">Exodus 24:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/24-4.htm">Exodus 24:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/24-4.htm">Exodus 24:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/24-4.htm">Exodus 24:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/24-4.htm">Exodus 24:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/24-4.htm">OT Law: Exodus 24:4 Moses wrote all the words of Yahweh (Exo. 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