Exo 34:28 | NET2full | STEP | So he was there with the Lord 40 days and 40 nights ; he did not eat bread , and he did not drink water . He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant , the Ten Commandments .

‏ Exodus 34:28

28 So he was there with the Lord 40 days and 40 nights; ^{▼▼tn These too are adverbial in relation to the main clause, telling how long Moses was with Yahweh on the mountain.} he did not eat bread, and he did not drink water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments. ^{▼▼tn Heb “the ten words,” though “commandments” is traditional.}