Exodus

Exodus 24:1–4

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.”

3When 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.”

4And 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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Exodus 24:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thenאָמַ֜ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toוְאֶל־wə·’el-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH413 motion to
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
Come upעֲלֵ֣ה‘ă·lêhVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
youאַתָּה֙’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙wə·’a·hă·rōnConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH175 Aaron
Nadabנָדָ֣בnā·ḏāḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH5070 Nadab
and Abihuוַאֲבִיה֔וּאwa·’ă·ḇî·hūConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH30 Abihu
and seventyוְשִׁבְעִ֖יםwə·šiḇ·‘îmConjunctive waw; Number - common pluralH7657 seventy
of Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmiz·ziq·nêPreposition-m; Adjective - masculine plural constructH2205 old
and you are to worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םwə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wî·ṯemConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH7812 bow down
at a distanceמֵרָחֹֽק׃mê·rā·ḥōqPreposition-m; Adjective - masculine singularH7350 distant, far

Exodus 24:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
aloneלְבַדּוֹ֙lə·ḇad·dōwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH905 separation
shall approachוְנִגַּ֨שׁwə·nig·gašConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH5066 draw near, approach
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
but the othersוְהֵ֖םwə·hêmConjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
come nearיִגָּ֑שׁוּyig·gā·šūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5066 draw near, approach
And the peopleוְהָעָ֕םwə·hā·‘āmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
may notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
go upיַעֲל֖וּya·‘ă·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5927 go up, ascend, climb
with himעִמּֽוֹ׃‘im·mōwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5973 with

Exodus 24:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
cameוַיָּבֹ֣אway·yā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
and toldוַיְסַפֵּ֤רway·sap·pêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5608 count
the peopleלָעָם֙lā·‘āmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiḇ·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH1697 speech, word
andכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑יםham·miš·pā·ṭîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH4941 judgment
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
respondedוַיַּ֨עַןway·ya·‘anConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6030 answer, respond
with oneאֶחָד֙’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
voiceק֤וֹלqō·wlNoun - masculine singularH6963 sound, voice
Allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֛יםhad·də·ḇā·rîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1697 speech, word
thatאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdib·berVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak
we will doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na·‘ă·śehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH6213 do, make

Exodus 24:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
wrote downוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בway·yiḵ·tōḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3789 write
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiḇ·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH1697 speech, word
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the next morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרbab·bō·qerPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1242 morning
he got upוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣םway·yaš·kêmConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7925 start, rise, early
and builtוַיִּ֥בֶןway·yi·ḇenConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1129 build
an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz·bê·aḥNoun - masculine singularH4196 altar
at the base ofתַּ֣חַתta·ḥaṯPrepositionH8478 the under part
the mountainהָהָ֑רhā·hārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
along with twelveוּשְׁתֵּ֤יםū·šə·têmConjunctive waw; Number - fdH8147 two
pillarsמַצֵּבָ֔הmaṣ·ṣê·ḇāhNoun - feminine singularH4676 pillar, maƒƒ¢b¹ , stump
for the twelveלִשְׁנֵ֥יםliš·nêmPreposition-l; Number - mdH8147 two
tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יšiḇ·ṭêNoun - masculine plural constructH7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

Exodus 24:3 Exodus 19:8 · Exodus 24:7 · Joshua 24:22 · Deuteronomy 6:1 · Deuteronomy 5:1 · Deuteronomy 4:45 · Deuteronomy 4:5 · Deuteronomy 5:27–28 · Deuteronomy 4:1

Exodus 24:4 Genesis 28:18 · Deuteronomy 31:9 · Luke 22:30 · Revelation 21:14 · Galatians 2:9 · Joshua 4:8–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.