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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And though these nobles of Israel gazed upon God, he did not destroy them. In fact, they ate a covenant meal, eating and drinking in his presence!

Context of Exodus 24:11

9Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, 10and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank. 12The Lord said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain and wait there, that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction." 13So Moses rose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up into 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, "Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar.
• Numbers 21:18the well that the princes made, that the nobles of the people dug, with the scepter and with their staffs." And from the wilderness they went on to Mattanah,
• Judges 5:13Then down marched the remnant of the noble; the people of the Lord marched down for me against the mighty.
• 1 Kings 21:8So she wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city.
• 2 Chronicles 23:20And he took the captains, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, marching through the upper gate to the king's house. And they set the king on the royal throne.
• Nehemiah 2:16And the officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, and I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, and the rest who were to do the work.
• Jeremiah 14:3Her nobles send their servants for water; they come to the cisterns; they find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed and confounded and cover their heads.
• Exodus 19:21And the Lord said to Moses, "Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to the Lord to look and many of them perish.
• Exodus 33:20But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live."
• Genesis 32:24And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day.
• Deuteronomy 4:33Did any people ever hear the voice of a god speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and still live?
• Judges 13:22And Manoah said to his wife, "We shall surely die, for we have seen God."
• Exodus 24:10and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness.
• Genesis 16:13So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, "You are a God of seeing," for she said, "Truly here I have seen him who looks after me."
• Exodus 18:12And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, 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 before God.
• Genesis 18:18seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in 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

In the dictionaries

• God
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Children of Israel
• Aaron
• Clearness
• Noble
• Tarry

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