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Exodus 32:27 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Exodus 32:27 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 32 verse 27 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.”
Exodus 32:27 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 32:27
Moses delivers God's command beginning כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה (koh-amar Adonai, Thus says the Lord), the prophetic formula establishing divine authority. The threefold instruction (put on swords, go through the camp gate to gate, slay) is stark. The phrase אִישׁ אֶת־אָחִיו וְאִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ וְאִישׁ אֶת־קְרֹבוֹ (ish et-achiv ve-ish et-re'ehu ve-ish et-qerovo, every man his brother, companion, and neighbor) emphasizes the judgment would cut across all natural relationships. This wasn't random violence but covenant enforcement—like Phinehas later (Num 25:7-8), those who break covenant in capital way...
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Cross-References for Exodus 32:27
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“Kill you everyone his men who have joined themselves to Baal Peor.”
“Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one”
“the son of Eleazar”
“and said”
“Consecrate yourselves today to Yahweh, yes, every man against his son, and against his brother; that he may bestow on you a blessing this day.”
“yet now we know him so no more.”