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 and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up. 10They saw the God of Israel, and under His feet was something like a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the very heavens. Yet He did not raise His hand against the nobles of Bnei-Yisrael. So they beheld God, and ate and drank. 12Then Adonai said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay there, and I will give you the tablets of stone with the Torah and the mitzvot, which I have written so that you may instruct them.” 13So Moses rose up along with his attendant Joshua, and Moses went up onto 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 to Moses He said, “Come up to Adonai, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel, and worship from afar.
• Numbers 21:18The well the princes dug, that the nobles of the people sank with their scepter and their staffs.” From the wilderness they went on to Mattanah.
• Judges 5:13Then a remnant of nobles came down. Adonai’s people came down to me with the mighty ones.
• 1 Kings 21:8So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal and sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were living with Naboth in his city.
• 2 Chronicles 23:20He took the officers of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the House of Adonai. They came through the upper gate of the royal house and seated the king upon the royal throne,
• Nehemiah 2:16The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, but as yet I had not told the Jews, the kohanim, the nobles, the officials or the rest of the workers.
• Jeremiah 14:3Their nobles will send their lads for water. They come to the cisterns, but find no water. Their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
• Exodus 19:21Then Adonai said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to see Adonai, and many of them die.
• Exodus 33:20But He also said, “You cannot see My face, for no man can see Me and live.”
• Genesis 32:24He took them and sent them across the stream, and he sent across whatever he had.
• Deuteronomy 4:33Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, as you have heard—and lived?
• Judges 13:22Manoah said to his wife, “We will surely die, because we have seen God.”
• Exodus 24:10They saw the God of Israel, and under His feet was something like a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the very heavens.
• Genesis 16:13So she called Adonai who was speaking to her, “You are the God who sees me.” For she said, “Would I have gone here indeed looking for Him who looks after me?”
• Exodus 18:12Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, presented a burnt offering and sacrifices to God. Aaron also came along with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law before God.
• Genesis 18:18seeing that Abraham will most certainly become a great and mighty nation and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?

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

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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