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Exodus 24:2

Moses

1 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.

And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.

3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.

4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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 having an high priest over the house of God;

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  • Exodus 24:18

    And 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.

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  • Exodus 24:15

    And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.

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  • Exodus 24:13

    And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.

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  • Jeremiah 30:21

    And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.

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  • Hebrews 9:24

    For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

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  • Numbers 16:5

    And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.

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  • Jeremiah 49:19

    Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

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