King James Version
Exodus 19:8 in the King James Version says “And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words o...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.”
Exodus 19:8 · KJV
And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.
And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“answered”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“And all the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“hath spoken”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
“All that the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“returned”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the words”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“And all the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
“All that the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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