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 instructed Moses: “Come up here to me, and bring along Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders. All of you must worship from a distance. Only Moses is allowed to come near to the Lord. The others must not come near, and none of the other people are allowed to climb up the mountain with him.” 3Then Moses went down to the people and repeated all the instructions and regulations the Lord had given him. All the people answered with one voice, “We will do everything the Lord has commanded.” 4Then Moses carefully wrote down all the Lord’s instructions. Early the next morning Moses got up and built an altar at the foot of the mountain. He also set up twelve pillars, one for each of 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• alone shall come nearנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• neither shall the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• go upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927

Cross-references for Exodus 24:2

• Exodus 24:13So Moses and his assistant Joshua set out, and Moses climbed up the mountain of God.
• Exodus 20:21As the people stood in the distance, Moses approached the dark cloud where God was.
• Numbers 16:5Then he said to Korah and his followers, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show us who belongs to him and who is holy. The Lord will allow only those whom he selects to enter his own presence.
• Jeremiah 30:21They will have their own ruler again, and he will come from their own people. I will invite him to approach me,” says the Lord, “for who would dare to come unless invited?
• Jeremiah 49:19I will come like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan, leaping on the sheep in the pasture. I will chase Edom from its land, and I will appoint the leader of my choice. For who is like me, and who can challenge me? What ruler can oppose my will?”
• Hebrews 9:24For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with human hands, which was only a copy of the true one in heaven. He entered into heaven itself to appear now before God on our behalf.
• Hebrews 10:21And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house,

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

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Clearness
• Noble
• Tarry
• Covenant, the New
• Ethics
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Septuagint

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