Then he took (A)the Book of the Covenant and read it [a]as the people listened; and they said, “(B)All that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient!” So (C)Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people, and said, “Behold (D)the blood of the covenant, which the Lord has [b]made with you [c]in accordance with all these words.”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 24:7 Lit in the ears of the people;
  2. Exodus 24:8 Lit cut
  3. Exodus 24:8 Lit on all

Then he took the Book of the Covenant(A) and read it to the people. They responded, “We will do everything the Lord has said; we will obey.”(B)

Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people(C) and said, “This is the blood of the covenant(D) that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.”

Read full chapter

31 And they come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them; for they do the lustful desires expressed by their (A)mouth, and their heart follows their unlawful (B)gain.

Read full chapter

31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before(A) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(B) for unjust gain.(C)

Read full chapter