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Exodus 24:11

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

10 and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.

But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.

12 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay here, so that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.”

13 So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.

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BSB
But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.
KJV
And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.
WEB
He didn’t lay his hand on the nobles of the children of Israel. They saw God, and ate and drank.
ASV
And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: and they beheld God, and did eat and drink.
DARBY
And on the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: they saw God, and ate and drank.
BLB
And on the nobles of the sons of Israel He did not stretch out His hand; and they saw God, and they ate and they drank.
ÅB
Og han løftet ikke sin hånd mot de ypperste av Israels barn, men de skuet Gud og spiste og drakk.
OTB
Likevel løftet han ikke hånden mot lederne av israelittene; de så Gud, og de spiste og drakk.
B1930
Og han løftet ikke sin hånd mot de ypperste av Israels barn, men de skuet Gud og åt og drakk.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 18:12

    Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.

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  • Luke 15:23–24

    Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.

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  • Genesis 31:54

    Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.

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  • Genesis 16:13

    So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”

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  • Deuteronomy 12:7

    There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.

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  • 1 Corinthians 10:16–18

    Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:7

    Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:

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  • Exodus 19:21

    and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.

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