Exodus 24:2

Exodus 24:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses alone shall come near the Lord: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
• New International Version (NIV)but Moses alone is to approach the Lord; the others must not come near. And the people may not come up with him.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moses alone shall come near to the Lord, but the others shall not come near, and the people shall not come up with him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Moses alone shall come near the Lord, but they shall not come near; nor shall the people go up with him.”

Context of Exodus 24:2

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. Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but the others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him.” 3When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.” 4And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.

Exodus 24:2 word by word

וְנִגַּ֨שׁ מֹשֶׁ֤ה לְבַדּוֹ֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וְהֵ֖ם לֹ֣א יִגָּ֑שׁוּ וְהָעָ֕ם לֹ֥א יַעֲל֖וּ עִמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• aloneבַּדbad · aloneH905
• aloneאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• shall approachנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• but the othersהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• must notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• And the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• go upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• with himעִם‛im · withH5973

Cross-references for Exodus 24:2

• Exodus 24:13So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.
• Exodus 20:21And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
• Numbers 16:5Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses He will bring near to Himself.
• Jeremiah 30:21Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 49:19Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Edom from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”
• Hebrews 9:24For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
• Hebrews 10:21and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

Commentaries on Exodus 24:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Moses alone shall come near - The people stood at the foot of the mountain. Aaron and his two sons and the seventy elders went up, probably about half way, and Moses alone went to the summit.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Some commentators suggest that Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and the elders made two trips up the mountain, here and in 24:9–11. However, this command was probably given in advance and obeyed at the proper time in 24:9.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-183-4. Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord--The rehearsal of the foregoing laws and the ten commandments, together with the promises of special blessings in the event of their obedience, having drawn forth from the people a unanimous declaration of their consent, it was forthwith recorded as the conditions of the national covenant. The next day preparations were made for having it (the covenant) solemnly ratified, by building an altar…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 24:2

• God
• Israel
• Worship

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• Moses
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• Covenant, the New
• Ethics
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
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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