32 And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him in mount Sinai.

Other Translations of Exodus 34:32

New International Version

32 Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commands the Lord had given him on Mount Sinai.

English Standard Version

32 Afterward all the people of Israel came near, and he commanded them all that the Lord had spoken with him in Mount Sinai.

The Message

32 Later all the Israelites came up to him and he passed on the commands, everything that God had told him on Mount Sinai.

New King James Version

32 Afterward all the children of Israel came near, and he gave them as commandments all that the Lord had spoken with him on Mount Sinai.

New Living Translation

32 Then all the people of Israel approached him, and Moses gave them all the instructions the Lord had given him on Mount Sinai.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 34:32

Commentary on Exodus 34:28-35

(Read Exodus 34:28-35)

Near and spiritual communion with God improves the graces of a renewed and holy character. Serious godliness puts a lustre upon a man's countenance, such as commands esteem and affection. The vail which Moses put on, marked the obscurity of that dispensation, compared with the gospel dispensation of the New Testament. It was also an emblem of the natural vail on the hearts of men respecting spiritual things. Also the vail that was and is upon the nation of Israel, which can only be taken away by the Spirit of the Lord showing to them Christ, as the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. Fear and unbelief would put the vail before us, they would hinder our free approach to the mercy-seat above. We should spread our wants, temporal and spiritual, fully before our heavenly Father; we should tell him our hinderances, struggles, trails, and temptations; we should acknowledge our offences.