Exodus 19:7 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that Jehovah has spoken will we do! And Moses brought the words of the people back to Jehovah.

Exodus 19:9 And Jehovah said to Moses, Lo, I will come to thee in the cloud's thick darkness, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee also for ever. And Moses told the words of the people to Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "moses", "came", "elders", "people", "laid", "before", and "mall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "moses", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "and ye shall be to me a..." into verse 8's "And all the people answered together and...", so "called" and "moses" 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 "called" and "moses" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.