Exodus 21:36

21:36 Or if it is known that the ox had the habit of goring, and its owner did not take the necessary precautions, he must surely pay ¹  ox for ox, and the dead animal will become his. ² 

Exodus 24:4

24:4 and Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. Early in the morning he built ³  an altar at the foot ⁴  of the mountain and arranged ⁵  twelve standing stones ⁶  – according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

Exodus 26:33

26:33 You are to hang this curtain under the clasps and bring the ark of the testimony in there behind the curtain. ⁷  The curtain will make a division for you between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place. ⁸ 

Exodus 32:19

32:19 When he approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses became extremely angry. ⁹  He threw the tablets from his hands and broke them to pieces at the bottom of the mountain. ¹⁰ 

[21:36]  ¹ tn The construction now uses the same Piel imperfect (v. 34) but adds the infinitive absolute to it for emphasis.

[21:36]  ² sn The point of this section (21:28-36) seems to be that one must ensure the safety of others by controlling one’s property and possessions. This section pertained to neglect with animals, but the message would have applied to similar situations. The people of God were to take heed to ensure the well-being of others, and if there was a problem, it had to be made right.

[24:4]  ³ tn The two preterites quite likely form a verbal hendiadys (the verb “to get up early” is frequently in such constructions). Literally it says, “and he got up early [in the morning] and he built”; this means “early [in the morning] he built.” The first verb becomes the adverb.

[24:4]  ⁴ tn “under.”

[24:4]  ⁵ tn The verb “arranged” is not in the Hebrew text but has been supplied to clarify exactly what Moses did with the twelve stones.

[24:4]  ⁶ tn The thing numbered is found in the singular when the number is plural – “twelve standing-stone.” See GKC 433 §134.f. The “standing-stone” could be a small piece about a foot high, or a huge column higher than men. They served to commemorate treaties (Gen 32), or visions (Gen 28) or boundaries, or graves. Here it will function with the altar as a place of worship.

[26:33]  ⁵ tn The traditional expression is “within the veil,” literally “into the house (or area) of the (special) curtain.”

[26:33]  ⁶ tn Or “the Holy of Holies.”

[32:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “and the anger of Moses burned hot.”

[32:19]  ⁸ sn See N. M. Waldham, “The Breaking of the Tablets,” Judaism 27 (1978): 442-47.