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Exodus 24:2

Moses

1 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.

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.”

4 And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.

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BSB
Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but the others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him.”
KJV
And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
WEB
Moses alone shall come near to the LORD, but they shall not come near. The people shall not go up with him.”
ASV
and Moses alone shall come near unto Jehovah; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.
DARBY
And let Moses alone come near Jehovah; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.
BLB
And Moses alone shall draw near to YHWH, and they shall not draw near, and the people shall not go up with him.”
ÅB
Men Moses alene skal komme nær til Herren, de andre skal ikke gå nær til, og folket skal ikke stige opp med ham.
OTB
Moses alene skal nærme seg Herren; de andre må ikke komme nær, og folket skal ikke stige opp med ham.”
B1930
Men Moses alene skal komme nær til Herren, de andre skal ikke gå nær til, og folket skal ikke stige op med ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Hebrews 10:21–22

    and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

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  • Exodus 24:18

    Moses entered the cloud as he went up on the mountain, and he remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

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  • Exodus 24:15

    When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it,

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  • Exodus 24:13

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

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  • Jeremiah 30:21

    Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD.

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  • Hebrews 9:24

    For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.

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  • Numbers 16:5

    Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.

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  • Jeremiah 49:19

    Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Edom from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”

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