Exodus 19:8
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Context19:8 and all the people answered together, “All that the Lord has commanded we will do!” 1 So Moses brought the words of the people back to the Lord.
Exodus 19:20
Context19:20 The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain, and the Lord summoned Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.
1 tn The verb is an imperfect. The people are not being presumptuous in stating their compliance – there are several options open for the interpretation of this tense. It may be classified as having a desiderative nuance: “we are willing to do” or, “we will do.”