Exodus 19:8 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Exodus 19:10 And Jehovah said to Moses, Go to the people, and hallow them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their clothes;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "people", "answered", "together", "said", "jehovah", "spoken", "moses", and "brought". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "people" and "answered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And Moses came and called the elders..." into verse 9's "And Jehovah said to Moses Lo I...", so "people" and "answered" 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 "people" and "answered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.