Exodus 33:6

Translations

Modern

So the Israelites stripped themselves of their jewelry from Mount Horeb onward.

Traditional

And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.

Literal

And the sons of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments from Mount Horeb.

Latin

Deposuerunt ergo filii Israël ornatum suum a monte Horeb.

Original

Hebrew

English

So the Israelites stripped themselves of their jewelry from Mount Horeb onward.

Notes

Exodus 33:4–6

People might have worn jewelry and fine clothes while worshiping the gold calf. Removing them here shows mourning and repentance (33:4).

Exodus 33:1–6

God would not lead the people up to Canaan as he had previously led them (see 33:3; but also 33:14–17). Instead, he would send an angel (33:2).

Theme notes and profiles

Moses Pure Worship Temple Design as a Picture of God's Truth

Events

Tabernacle Builtc. 1490 BC

Related verses

Exodus 33:4
When the people heard this bad news, they went into mourning, and no one put on any of his jewelry.
Exodus 32:3
Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron.
Jeremiah 2:19
Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

Parallels

Deuteronomy 1:1–8

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Sinai: Mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments

Glossary

Book of Exodus Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Tabernacle

Topics

Horeb: A Range of Mountains of Which Mount Sinai is the Most Prominent Israel: The Mourning of, when God Refused to Lead Them Jewels: Regarded by Jacob As Obnoxious to Holiness Mourning: Laying Aside Ornaments

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