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 Israel’s elders, 10and they saw the God of Israel. Beneath his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli, as clear as the sky itself. God did not harm the Israelite nobles; they saw him, and they ate and drank. 12The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay there so that I may give you the stone tablets with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.” 13So Moses arose with his assistant Joshua and went up 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And upon the noblesאָצִיל'âtsîyl · chiefH678
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• he laidשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
• not his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• also they sawחָזָהchâzâh · to seeH2372
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and did eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• and drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354

Cross-references for Exodus 24:11

• Exodus 24:1Then he said to Moses, “Go up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders, and bow in worship at a distance.
• Numbers 21:18The princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with a scepter and with their staffs. They went from the wilderness to Mattanah,
• Judges 5:13Then the survivors came down to the nobles; the Lord’s people came down to me against the warriors.
• 1 Kings 21:8So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal. She sent the letters to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.
• 2 Chronicles 23:20Then he took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land and brought the king down from the Lord’s temple. They entered the king’s palace through the Upper Gate and seated the king on the throne of the kingdom.
• Nehemiah 2:16The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews, priests, nobles, officials, or the rest of those who would be doing the work.
• Jeremiah 14:3Their nobles send their servants for water. They go to the cisterns; they find no water; their containers return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
• Exodus 19:21The Lord directed Moses, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the Lord; otherwise many of them will die.
• Exodus 33:20But he added, “You cannot see my face, for humans cannot see me and live.”
• Genesis 32:24Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
• Deuteronomy 4:33Has a people heard God’s voice speaking from the fire as you have, and lived?
• Judges 13:22“We’re certainly going to die,” he said to his wife, “because we have seen God!”
• Exodus 24:10and they saw the God of Israel. Beneath his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli, as clear as the sky itself.
• Genesis 16:13So she named the Lord who spoke to her: “You are El-roi,” for she said, “In this place, have I actually seen the one who sees me?”
• Exodus 18:12Then Jethro, Moses’s father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat a meal with Moses’s father-in-law in God’s presence.
• Genesis 18:18Abraham is to become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.

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

Topics related to Exodus 24:11

• Vision

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• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Children of Israel
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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