Exodus 19:5 (DBY)

Passage

And now, if ye will hearken to my voice indeed and keep my covenant, then shall ye be my own possession out of all the peoples for all the earth is mine

Nearby Context

Exodus 19:3 And Moses went up to God, and Jehovah called to him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:

Exodus 19:4 Ye have seen what I have done to the Egyptians, and [how] I have borne you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.

Exodus 19:5 And now, if ye will hearken to my voice indeed and keep my covenant, then shall ye be my own possession out of all the peoples for all the earth is mine

Exodus 19:6 and ye shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak to the children of Israel.

Exodus 19:7 And Moses came and called the elders of the people, and laid before the mall these words which Jehovah had commanded him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hearken", "voice", "indeed", "keep", "covenant", "shall", "possession", and "peoples". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hearken" and "voice", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Ye have seen what I have done..." into verse 6's "and ye shall be to me a...", so "hearken" and "voice" belong inside that flow. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hearken" and "voice" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.