Exodus 19:8

19:8 and all the people answered together, “All that the Lord has commanded we will do!” ¹  So Moses brought the words of the people back to the Lord.

Exodus 26:24

26:24 At the two corners ²  they must be doubled at the lower end and finished together at the top in one ring. So it will be for both.

Exodus 36:29

36:29 At the two corners ³  they were doubled at the lower end and ⁴  finished together at the top in one ring. So he did for both.

¹ tn The verb is an imperfect. The people are not being presumptuous in stating their compliance – there are several options open for the interpretation of this tense. It may be classified as having a desiderative nuance: “we are willing to do” or, “we will do.”

² tn Heb “they will be for the two corners.” This is the last clause of the verse, moved forward for clarity.

³ tn This is the last phrase of the verse, moved forward for clarity.

⁴ tn This difficult verse uses the perfect tense at the beginning, and the second clause parallels it with יִהְיוּ (yihyu), which has to be taken here as a preterite without the consecutive vav (ו). The predicate “finished” or “completed” is the word תָּמִּים (tammim); it normally means “complete, sound, whole,” and related words describe the sacrifices as without blemish.