Exodus 24:10

Exodus 24:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
• New International Version (NIV)and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli, as bright blue as the sky.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and they saw the God of Israel. And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the very heavens in its clarity.

Context of Exodus 24:10

8So Moses took the blood and splashed it on the people and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.” 9Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up, and they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear like the sky itself. 11But he did not lay a hand on the leaders of the Israelites, so they saw God, and they ate and they drank. 12The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me to the mountain and remain there, and I will give you the stone tablets with the law and the commandments that I have written, so that you may teach them.”

Exodus 24:10 word by word

וַיִּרְא֕וּ אֵ֖ת אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְתַ֣חַת רַגְלָ֗יו כְּמַעֲשֵׂה֙ לִבְנַ֣ת הַסַּפִּ֔יר וּכְעֶ֥צֶם הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם לָטֹֽהַר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• under his feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• as it were a pavedלִבְנָהlibnâh · brickH3840
• workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• of a sapphire stoneסַפִּירsappîyr · sapphireH5601
• and as it were the bodyעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · bone: sameH6106
• of heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• clearnessטֹ֫הַרţôhar · purityH2892

Cross-references for Exodus 24:10

• Exodus 3:6He added, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Then Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
• Exodus 33:20But he added, “You cannot see my face, for no one can see me and live.”
• Genesis 32:30So Jacob named the place Peniel, explaining, “Certainly I have seen God face to face and have survived.”
• Judges 13:21The Lord’s messenger did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. After all this happened Manoah realized that the visitor had been the Lord’s messenger.
• 1 Kings 22:19Micaiah said, “That being the case, hear the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, with all the heavenly assembly standing on his right and on his left.
• Isaiah 6:1In the year of King Uzziah’s death, I saw the sovereign master seated on a high, elevated throne. The hem of his robe filled the temple.
• Ezekiel 1:28like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds after the rain. This was the appearance of the surrounding brilliant light; it looked like the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I threw myself face down, and I heard a voice speaking.
• John 1:18No one has ever seen God. The only one, himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.
• John 14:9Jesus replied, “Have I been with you for so long, and you have not known me, Philip? The person who has seen me has seen the Father! How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
• 1 Timothy 6:16He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.
• 1 John 4:12No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God resides in us, and his love is perfected in us.
• Ezekiel 1:26Above the platform over their heads was something like a sapphire shaped like a throne. High above on the throne was a form that appeared to be a man.
• Ezekiel 10:1As I watched, I saw on the platform above the top of the cherubim something like a sapphire, resembling the shape of a throne, appearing above them.
• Revelation 4:3And the one seated on it was like jasper and carnelian in appearance, and a rainbow looking like it was made of emerald encircled the throne.
• Revelation 21:19The foundations of the city’s wall are decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation is jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,
• Matthew 17:2And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.

Commentaries on Exodus 24:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10They saw the God of Israel - The seventy elders, who were representatives of the whole congregation, were chosen to witness the manifestation of God, that they might be satisfied of the truth of the revelation which he had made of himself and of his will; and on this occasion it was necessary that the people also should be favored with a sight of the glory of God; see Exodus 20:18. Thus the certainty of the revelation was established by many witnesses…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And they saw the God of Israel - As they ate the sacrificial feast, the presence of Yahweh was manifested to them with special distinctness. In the act of solemn worship, they perceived that He was present with them, as their Lord and their Deliverer. It is idle to speculate on the mode of this revelation. That no visible form was presented to their bodily eyes, we are expressly informed, Deuteronomy 4:12; see Exodus 33:20; compare Isaiah 6:1. The latter…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. 10they saw the God: We must understand this statement in connection with 33:20. In that verse, the Lord says that no one can see him fully and live. So they did not see God in his full being. They saw some visible form that represented him. The text only describes what was under his feet. When Isaiah saw the Lord, the only detail given was the edge of his robe (Isaiah 6:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. And they saw the God of Israel--That there was no visible form or representation of the divine nature, we have expressly intimated (De 4:15). But a symbol or emblem of His glory was distinctly, and at a distance, displayed before those chosen witnesses. Many think, however, that in this private scene was discovered, amid the luminous blaze, the faint adumbrated form of the humanity of Christ (Eze 1:26; compare Ga 3:24). sapphire--one of the most…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

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• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Body of Heaven
• Aaron
• Clearness
• Noble
• Sapphire

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