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href="/bsb/exodus/34.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/34.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Moses immediately threw himself to the ground and worshiped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses quickly bowed his head toward the earth and worshiped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses immediately bowed down to the ground and worshiped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Moses made haste and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Moses hurried to bow low toward the ground and worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Moses made haste to bow low toward the earth and worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Moses made haste to bow low toward the earth and worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Moses made haste to bow low toward the earth and worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Moses bowed to the earth immediately and worshiped [the Lord].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses immediately knelt low on the ground and worshiped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses immediately bowed down to the ground and worshiped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Moses quickly bowed down to the ground and worshiped the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Immediately, Moses knelt, bowing with his face touching the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Moses quickly bowed down to the ground and worshiped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses quickly bowed to the ground and prostrated himself in worship. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses immediately bowed down to the ground and worshiped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Moses quickly bowed to the ground and worshiped<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses hurried and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses made haste, and bowed his head towards the earth, and worshiped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses hurried and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses hurries, and bows to the earth, and pays respect,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Moses hasteth, and boweth to the earth, and doth obeisance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses will hasten and bow down to the earth, and will worship.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Moses making haste, bowed down prostrate unto the earth, and adoring, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And hurrying, Moses bowed down prostrate to the ground; and worshiping,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Moses at once knelt and bowed down to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses quickly bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Moses made haste and fell on the ground and worshipped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He keeps grace for thousands of generations and forgives sins and debts and he does not declare innocent to declare innocent, visiting the debts of the fathers on the children and on the children of children, on three and upon four generations.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses hasted, and bowed to the earth and worshipped;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/34-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=8882" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/34.htm">The Tablets are Replaced</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.” <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><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.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/4116.htm" title="4116: way·ma·hêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To hasten. A primitive root; properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. to hurry; often used adverbially, promptly.">immediately</a> <a href="/hebrew/6915.htm" title="6915: way·yiq·qōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to shrivel up, i.e. Contract or bend the body in deference.">bowed down</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣāh (N-fs:: 3fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">to the ground</a> <a href="/hebrew/7812.htm" title="7812: way·yiš·tā·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to depress, i.e. Prostrate.">and worshiped.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>“O Lord,” he said, “if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, my Lord, please go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our iniquity and sin, and take us as Your inheritance.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-5.htm">Numbers 14:5</a></span><br />Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-18.htm">Deuteronomy 9:18</a></span><br />Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and provoking Him to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-39.htm">1 Kings 18:39</a></span><br />When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-18.htm">2 Chronicles 20:18</a></span><br />Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-6.htm">Nehemiah 8:6</a></span><br />Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/95-6.htm">Psalm 95:6</a></span><br />O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Isaiah 6:5</a></span><br />Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/10-9.htm">Daniel 10:9</a></span><br />I heard the sound of his words, and as I listened, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Matthew 2:11</a></span><br />On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-6.htm">Matthew 17:6</a></span><br />When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/5-33.htm">Mark 5:33</a></span><br />Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she told Him the whole truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-8.htm">Luke 5:8</a></span><br />When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-16.htm">Luke 17:16</a></span><br />He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-38.htm">John 9:38</a></span><br />“Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-25.htm">Acts 10:25-26</a></span><br />As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him. / But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/4-31.htm">Exodus 4:31</a></b></br> And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-3.htm">Genesis 17:3</a></b></br> And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/20-18.htm">2 Chronicles 20:18</a></b></br> And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with <i>his</i> face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/32-8.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/exodus/33-10.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/exodus/18-7.htm">Boweth</a> <a href="/exodus/33-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Face</a> <a href="/exodus/33-16.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/exodus/12-33.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/exodus/10-16.htm">Hasteth</a> <a href="/exodus/29-19.htm">Head</a> <a href="/exodus/9-20.htm">Hurried</a> <a href="/exodus/4-31.htm">Low</a> <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/18-7.htm">Obeisance</a> <a href="/exodus/32-7.htm">Once</a> <a href="/exodus/32-8.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/exodus/26-35.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/exodus/34-5.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/exodus/33-10.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/exodus/33-10.htm">Worshipped</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/34-14.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/numbers/22-31.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/numbers/22-31.htm">Boweth</a> <a href="/exodus/34-10.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/exodus/34-29.htm">Face</a> <a href="/exodus/34-26.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/judges/9-21.htm">Hasteth</a> <a href="/exodus/36-29.htm">Head</a> <a href="/joshua/4-10.htm">Hurried</a> <a href="/numbers/22-31.htm">Low</a> <a href="/exodus/34-27.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/22-31.htm">Obeisance</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-34.htm">Once</a> <a href="/numbers/16-46.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/exodus/36-25.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/exodus/34-14.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-3.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-3.htm">Worshipped</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/34-1.htm">The tablets are replaced</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/34-5.htm">The name of the Lord proclaimed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/34-8.htm">Moses entreats God to go with them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/34-10.htm">God makes a covenant with them, repeating certain duties</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/34-28.htm">Moses after forty days on the mount, comes down with the tablets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/34-29.htm">His face is radiant, and he covers it with a veil</a></span><br></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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It reflects his deep reverence and recognition of God's presence. In the context of <a href="/exodus/34.htm">Exodus 34</a>, Moses has just witnessed God's glory and heard His proclamation of His name and attributes. The immediacy of Moses' action underscores his understanding of the holiness and majesty of God, which demands an immediate response of worship and submission.<p><b>bowed down to the ground</b><br>Bowing down is a physical act of humility and submission, common in ancient Near Eastern cultures when approaching a deity or a king. This act signifies Moses' acknowledgment of God's supreme authority and his own position as a servant. The ground, being the lowest point, symbolizes total surrender and reverence. This act of bowing is seen throughout Scripture as a response to divine encounters, such as in <a href="/genesis/17-3.htm">Genesis 17:3</a> when Abram fell on his face before God.<p><b>and worshiped</b><br>Worship here is both an act and an attitude. It involves recognizing God's worthiness and responding with adoration and reverence. In the Hebrew context, worship is not just a ritual but a heartfelt response to God's revelation. This moment is significant as it follows God's renewal of the covenant with Israel, emphasizing the importance of worship in the covenant relationship. Worship is central to the life of faith, as seen in the Psalms and throughout the New Testament, where believers are called to worship in spirit and truth (<a href="/john/4-24.htm">John 4:24</a>). Moses' worship prefigures the ultimate worship of Jesus Christ, who perfectly reveals God's glory and invites believers into a life of worship.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Moses is the leader of the Israelites and the mediator between God and His people. In this verse, he demonstrates humility and reverence by bowing down to worship God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The location where Moses receives the Ten Commandments and where this event takes place. It is a significant place of divine revelation and covenant between God and Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_renewal_of_the_covenant.htm">The Renewal of the Covenant</a></b><br>This event occurs after the Israelites' sin with the golden calf. God renews His covenant with Israel, demonstrating His mercy and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_worship.htm">Humility in Worship</a></b><br>Moses' immediate response to God's revelation is to bow down and worship. This teaches us the importance of humility and reverence in our worship practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_god's_character.htm">Recognition of God's Character</a></b><br>Understanding God's attributes, as revealed in the preceding verses, should lead us to worship. God's mercy, grace, and faithfulness are reasons for our adoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/immediate_obedience.htm">Immediate Obedience</a></b><br>Moses' quick response to worship God highlights the importance of immediate obedience and responsiveness to God's presence and commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The renewal of the covenant signifies God's commitment to His people despite their failures. This encourages us to trust in God's faithfulness and to remain committed to our covenant relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus_fast.htm">What was the purpose of Jesus' fasting?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_fasting_necessary_for_christians.htm">Is fasting necessary for Christians?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_deut._27_8_imply_clearer_law_writing.htm">Does the command in Deuteronomy 27:8 to write the Law 'very clearly' imply a significant difference from earlier recordings of the Law?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_false_prophets_perform_miracles.htm">How can signs and wonders performed by false prophets (Deuteronomy 13:1-2) align with the belief that only God can grant miracles?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Moses made haste, and bowed his head.</span>--As the Divine glory passed before him, Moses bowed his head in adoration, worshipping God, and not daring to look until the glory had gone by. It is thus seen that with his ardent desire to look into the things of God he combined the highest and deepest reverence.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Moses made haste and bowed his</span> <span class="cmt_word">head.</span> Worshipping the glory that had passed by, and accepting the gracious words addressed to him. <p> CHAPTER 34:9-26 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/34-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">immediately</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְמַהֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·ma·hêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4116.htm">Strong's 4116: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bowed down</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקֹּ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6915.htm">Strong's 6915: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shrivel up, contract, bend the body, in deference</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the ground</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֖רְצָה</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and worshiped.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·tā·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7812.htm">Strong's 7812: </a> </span><span class="str2">To depress, prostrate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/34-8.htm">Exodus 34:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/34-8.htm">Exodus 34:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/34-8.htm">Exodus 34:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/34-8.htm">Exodus 34:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/34-8.htm">Exodus 34:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/34-8.htm">Exodus 34:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/34-8.htm">Exodus 34:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/34-8.htm">Exodus 34:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/34-8.htm">Exodus 34:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/34-8.htm">Exodus 34:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/34-8.htm">OT Law: Exodus 34:8 Moses hurried and bowed his head toward (Exo. 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