Exodus

Exodus 24:1–2

¹Then 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. ²Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but the others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him.”

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Exodus 24:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	אָמַ֜ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֨ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
Come up	עֲלֵ֣ה	‘ă·lêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
you	אַתָּה֙	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
and Aaron	וְאַהֲרֹן֙	wə·’a·hă·rōn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
Nadab	נָדָ֣ב	nā·ḏāḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5070 Nadab
and Abihu	וַאֲבִיה֔וּא	wa·’ă·ḇî·hū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H30 Abihu
and seventy	וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים	wə·šiḇ·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
of Israel’s	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
elders	מִזִּקְנֵ֣י	miz·ziq·nê	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
and you are to worship	וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם	wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H7812 bow down
at a distance	מֵרָחֹֽק׃	mê·rā·ḥōq	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7350 distant, far

Exodus 24:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֤ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
alone	לְבַדּוֹ֙	lə·ḇad·dōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H905 separation
shall approach	וְנִגַּ֨שׁ	wə·nig·gaš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5066 draw near, approach
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
but the others	וְהֵ֖ם	wə·hêm	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
come near	יִגָּ֑שׁוּ	yig·gā·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
And the people	וְהָעָ֕ם	wə·hā·‘ām	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
may not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go up	יַעֲל֖וּ	ya·‘ă·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
with him	עִמּֽוֹ׃	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with

Cross-references

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Exodus 24:1 Numbers 11:16 · Exodus 6:23 · Leviticus 10:1–2 · Exodus 19:24 · Exodus 28:1

Exodus 24:2 Hebrews 10:21–22 · Exodus 24:18 · Exodus 24:13 · Exodus 24:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.