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Exodus 24:1

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Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.

2 Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but the others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him.”

3 When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.”

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BSB
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.
KJV
And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.
WEB
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 a distance.
ASV
And he said unto Moses, Come up unto Jehovah, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off:
DARBY
And he said to Moses, Go up to Jehovah, thou and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship afar off.
BLB
And to Moses He said, “Come up to YHWH, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy from the elders of Israel, and worship from a distance.
ÅB
Og til Moses sa han: Stig opp til Herren, du og Aron, Nadab og Abihu og sytti av Israels eldste, og dere skal tilbe på avstand.
OTB
Så instruerte Herren Moses: “Stig opp til Herren, du og Aron, Nadab og Abihu, sammen med sytti av Israels eldste, og dere skal tilbe på avstand.
B1930
Og til Moses sa han: Stig op til Herren, du og Aron, Nadab og Abihu og sytti av Israels eldste, og I skal tilbede på avstand.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 11:16

    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.

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  • Exodus 6:23

    And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

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  • Leviticus 10:1–2

    Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.

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  • Exodus 28:1

    “Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.

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  • Exodus 19:24

    And the LORD replied, “Go down and bring Aaron with you. But the priests and the people must not break through to come up to the LORD, or He will break out against them.”

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  • Exodus 24:9

    Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,

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  • 1 Chronicles 6:3

    The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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  • Luke 10:17

    The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”

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