Exodus 24:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗ה
(mo·sheh)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah
wrote downוַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב
(vai·yich·tov)
3789: to writea prim. root
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣י
(div·rei)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
of the LORD.יְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
Then he arose earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣ם
(vai·yash·kem)
7925: to start or rise earlya prim. root
in the morning,בַּבֹּ֔קֶר
(bab·bo·ker,)
1242: morn- ingfrom baqar
and builtוַיִּ֥בֶן
(vai·yi·ven)
1129: to builda prim. root
an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַ
(miz·be·ach)
4196: an altarfrom zabach
at the footתַּ֣חַת
(ta·chat)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
of the mountainהָהָ֑ר
(ha·har;)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
with twelveוּשְׁתֵּ֤ים
(u·she·teim)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
pillarsמַצֵּבָ֔ה
(ma·tze·vah,)
4676: a pillar, stumpfrom natsab
for the twelveלִשְׁנֵ֥ים
(lish·neim)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥י
(shiv·tei)
7626: rod, staff, club, scepter, tribefrom an unused word
of Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
And Moses
Mosheh  (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
wrote
kathab  (kaw-thab')
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) -- describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
all the words
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
and rose up early
shakam  (shaw-kam')
to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning -- (arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning.
in the morning
boqer  (bo'-ker)
dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning -- (+) day, early, morning, morrow.
and builded
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
an altar
mizbeach  (miz-bay'-akh)
an altar -- altar.
under the hill
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
and twelve pillars
matstsebah  (mats-tsay-baw')
something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol -- garrison, (standing) image, pillar.
according to the twelve
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
`asar  (aw-sawr')
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
tribes
shebet  (shay'-bet)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan -- correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

International Standard Version
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.

NET Bible
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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.

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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