King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first : and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest.

KJVu: 1 The LORD said to Moses, "Carve two tablets of stone like the first , and I will write on these tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.

Notes: "Hew" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H6458 with a Strong’s definition of "grave, hew -|- A primitive root; to carve, whether wood or stone — grave, hew.."

KJV:   2 And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount.

KJVu: 2 Be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning to mount Sinai, and present yourself there to me on the top of the mountain.

KJV:   3 And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.

KJVu: 3 And no man shall come up with you, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mountain; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mountain."

KJV:   4 And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.

KJVu: 4 So he carved two tablets of stone like the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up to mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tablets of stone.

KJV:   5 And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

KJVu: 5 The LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

KJV:   6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

KJVu: 6 And the LORD passed before him, and proclaimed, "The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

KJV:   7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty ; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

KJVu: 7 keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but will by no means clear the guilty , visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the children’s children, to the third and to the fourth generation. "

KJV:   8 And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.

KJVu: 8 And Moses quickly bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.

KJV:   9 And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord , I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.

KJVu: 9 He said, "Now, if I have found grace in your sight, O Lord, please, let my Lord go among us; for it is an obstinate people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance. "

KJV:   10 And he said, Behold, I make a covenant : before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation : and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the LORD : for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.

KJVu: 10 And he said, "Behold, I make a covenant ; before all your people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation ; and all the people among which you are shall see the work of the LORD ; for it is an awe-inspiring thing that I will do with you.

Notes: "Terrible" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H3372 with a Strong’s definition of "inspire reverence, godly fear, and awe."

KJV:   11 Observe thou that which I command thee this day : behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

KJVu: 11 Observe that which I command you this day ; behold, I will drive out before you the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

KJV:   12 Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:

KJVu: 12 Watch yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you go, lest it be a snare in the midst of you.

Notes: "Take Heed" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H8104 with a Strong’s definition of "to keep, watch, preserve."

KJV:   13 But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves :

KJVu: 13 But YOU shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves .

KJV:   14 For thou shalt worship no other god : for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God :

KJVu: 14 For you shall worship no other god ; for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God .

KJV:   15 Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice ;

KJVu: 15 Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go whoring after their gods, and sacrifice to their gods, and one invites you, and you eat of his sacrifice .

Notes: "Call" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7121 with a Strong’s definition of "summon by thy name; specifically summon = invite (especially to feast) Exodus 34:15; Judges 14:15 ( + infinitive purpose) 1 Samuel 16:3 ( + בַּזָּבַ֑ח, read probably ׳לַזּ see HPS), 1 Samuel 16:5 ( + ׳לַזּ), 1 Kings 19:26 + (c. 17 t.).."

KJV:   16 And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.

KJVu: 16 And you take their daughters for your sons, and their daughters go whoring after their gods, and make your sons go whoring after their gods.

KJV:   17 Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.

KJVu: 17 You shall make no molten gods for yourself.

KJV:   18 The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib : for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.

KJVu: 18 You shall keep the feast of unleavened bread. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, in the appointed time of the month Abib ; for in the month Abib you came out from Egypt.

Notes: "Time" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H4150 with a Strong’s definition of "appointed time, place, or meeting."

KJV:   19 All that openeth the matrix is mine ; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.

KJVu: 19 All that opens the womb is mine , and every firstborn among your livestock, whether ox or sheep, that is male.

KJV:   20 But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb : and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.

KJVu: 20 But the firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb ; and if you do not redeem him, then you shall break his neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.

KJV:   21 Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest : in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

KJVu: 21 Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest ; in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.

KJV:   22 And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year’s end.

KJVu: 22 And you shall observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year’s end.

KJV:   23 Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

KJVu: 23 Three times in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

KJV:   24 For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders : neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year.

KJVu: 24 For I will drive out the nations before you, and enlarge your borders ; neither shall any man desire your land, when you shall go up to appear before the LORD your God three times in the year.

Notes: "Cast" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H3423 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "cast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, driving out, enjoy, expel, -|- Or yaresh {yaw-raysh'}; a primitive root; to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin — cast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, X without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) + magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have) in (take) possession, seize upon, succeed, X utterly."

KJV:   25 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning.

KJVu: 25 You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left to the morning.

KJV:   26 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.

KJVu: 26 The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring to the house of the LORD your God. You shall not boil a kid in its mother’s milk. "

KJV:   27 And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words : for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.

KJVu: 27 And the LORD said to Moses, "You write these words , for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel. "

KJV:   28 And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

KJVu: 28 He was there with the LORD 40 days and 40 nights; he neither ate bread, nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

KJV:   29 And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.

KJVu: 29 It came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai he had the two tablets of testimony in his hand, as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.

KJV:   30 And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone ; and they were afraid to come nigh him.

KJVu: 30 When Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone , and they were afraid to come near him.

KJV:   31 And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him : and Moses talked with them.

KJVu: 31 But Moses called to them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned to him ; and Moses talked with them.

KJV:   32 And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him in mount Sinai.

KJVu: 32 Then afterward all the children of Israel came near, and he gave them all the commandments that the LORD had spoken to him on mount Sinai.

KJV:   33 And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.

KJVu: 33 And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil on his face.

KJV:   34 But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded.

KJVu: 34 But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he took the veil off, until he came out. And when he came out, he spoke to the children of Israel that which he was commanded.

KJV:   35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone : and Moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him.

KJVu: 35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone ; and Moses put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with him.