Exodus 24:11

Exodus 24:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.
• New International Version (NIV)But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But on the nobles of the children of Israel He did not lay His hand. So they saw God, and they ate and drank.

Context of Exodus 24:11

9Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, 10and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself. But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank. 12Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay here, so that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.” 13So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.

Exodus 24:11 word by word

וְאֶל־אֲצִילֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א שָׁלַ֖ח יָד֑וֹ וַֽיֶּחֱזוּ֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

• Butאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• did notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• layשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
• His handיָדyâd · handH3027
• ·בֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• on the noblesאָצִיל'âtsîyl · chiefH678
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• they sawחָזָהchâzâh · to seeH2372
• Himאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• and they ateאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• and drankשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354

Cross-references for Exodus 24:11

• Exodus 24:1Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.
• Numbers 21:18The princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,
• Judges 5:13Then the survivors came down to the nobles; the people of the LORD came down to me against the mighty.
• 1 Kings 21:8Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.
• 2 Chronicles 23:20And he took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate. They seated King Joash on the royal throne,
• Nehemiah 2:16The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.
• Jeremiah 14:3The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
• Exodus 19:21and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.
• Exodus 33:20But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”
• Genesis 32:24So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
• Deuteronomy 4:33Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?
• Judges 13:22“We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!”
• Exodus 24:10and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.
• Genesis 16:13So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”
• Exodus 18:12Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.
• Genesis 18:18Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.

Commentaries on Exodus 24:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Upon the nobles of - Israel he laid not his hand - This laying on of the hand has been variously explained. He did not conceal himself from the nobles of Israel by covering them with his hand, as he did Moses, Exodus 33:22. He did not endue any of the nobles, i.e., the seventy elders, with the gift of prophecy; for so laying on of the hand has been understood. He did not slay any of them; none of them received any injury; which is certainly one meaning of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11He laid not his hand - i. e. He did not strike them. It was believed that a mortal could not survive the sight of God Exodus 33:20; Genesis 32:30; Judges 6:22; Judges 13:22: but these rulers of Israel were permitted to eat and drink, while they were enjoying in an extraordinary degree the sense of the divine presence, and received no harm.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-11Verses 9-11 The elders saw the God of Israel; they had some glimpse of his glory, though whatever they saw, it was something of which no image or picture could be made, yet enough to satisfy them that God was with them of a truth. Nothing is described but what was under his feet. The sapphires are the pavement under his feet; let us put all the wealth of this world under our feet, and not in our hearts. Thus the believer sees in the face of Jesus Christ…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11In places around the world, eating a meal together often indicates peace and good relationships. This is true both in the past and today.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand--The "nobles," that is, the elders, after the sprinkling of the blood, were not inspired with terror in presence of the calm, benign, radiant symbol of the divine majesty; so different from the terrific exhibitions at the giving of the law. The report of so many competent witnesses would tend to confirm the people's faith in the divine mission of Moses. eat and drink--feasted on the peace…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Exodus 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings