Exodus 19:8 (YLT)

Passage

and all the people answer together and say, `All that Jehovah hath spoken we do;' and Moses returneth the words of the people unto Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Exodus 19:6 and ye--ye are to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation: these <FI>are<Fi> the words which thou dost speak unto the sons of Israel.'

Exodus 19:7 And Moses cometh, and calleth for the elders of the people, and setteth before them all these words which Jehovah hath commanded him;

Exodus 19:8 and all the people answer together and say, `All that Jehovah hath spoken we do;' and Moses returneth the words of the people unto Jehovah.

Exodus 19:9 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Lo, I am coming unto thee in the thickness of the cloud, so that the people hear in My speaking with thee, and also believe in thee to the age;' and Moses declareth the words of the people unto Jehovah.

Exodus 19:10 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Go unto the people; and thou hast sanctified them to-day and to-morrow, and they have washed their garments,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And Moses cometh and calleth for the..." into verse 9's "And Jehovah saith unto Moses Lo I...", so "people" and "answer" 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 "answer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.