Exodus 24:17

Exodus 24:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)To the Israelites the glory of the Lord looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sight of the glory of the Lord was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.

Context of Exodus 24:17

15And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount. 16And the glory of Yhwh abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. And the sight of the glory of Yhwh was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. 18And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.

Exodus 24:17 word by word

וּמַרְאֵה֙ כְּב֣וֹד יְהוָ֔ה כְּאֵ֥שׁ אֹכֶ֖לֶת בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֑ר לְעֵינֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

• And the sightמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758
• of the gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• of Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• like devouringאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• on the topרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• of the mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• in the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Exodus 24:17

• Exodus 3:2And the angel of Yhwh appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
• Exodus 19:18And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because Yhwh descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
• Deuteronomy 4:24For Yhwh thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
• Ezekiel 1:27And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
• Nahum 1:6Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
• Habakkuk 3:4And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
• Hebrews 12:18For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,

Commentaries on Exodus 24:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17The glory of the Lord was like devouring fire - This appearance was well calculated to inspire the people with the deepest reverence and godly rear; and this is the use the apostle makes or it, Hebrews 12:28, Hebrews 12:29, where he evidently refers to this place, saying, Let us have grace whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear; for our God is a Consuming Fire. Seeing the glory of the Lord upon the mount like a devouring fire…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 A cloud covered the mount six days; a token of God's special presence there. Moses was sure that he who called him up would protect him. Even those glorious attributes of God which are most terrible to the wicked, the saints with humble reverence rejoice in. And through faith in the atoning Sacrifice, we hope for greater honour than Moses ever enjoyed on earth. Now we see through a glass darkly, but when he shall appear, then face to face…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17consuming fire: See 3:2 and the study note.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 24:17

• Cloud
• God
• Law
• Miracles
• Sinai
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Clearness
• Noble
• Tarry
• Ancients
• Covenant, the New
• Ethics

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