Exodus 24:2
24:1 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.
KJV
Moses alone shall come near to Yahweh, but they shall not come near. The people shall not go up with him.”
And Moses alone shall come near the Lord: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him. ¶
What does Exodus 24:2 mean?
Exodus 24:2 is a verse in the book of Exodus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מֹשֶׁה (Môsheh), נָגַשׁ (nâgash), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh). It connects to 10 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
Exodus 24:13And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
Exodus 24:15And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.
Exodus 24:18And 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.
Numbers 16:5And 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.
Jeremiah 30:21And 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.
Jeremiah 49:19Behold, 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? appoint me: or, convent me in judgment?
Hebrews 9:24For 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:
Hebrews 10:21And having an high priest over the house of God;
Hebrews 10:22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
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Other verses that share key original-language words with Exodus 24:2.
And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. a man: Heb. seed of men
1 Samuel 1:21And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
1 Samuel 1:22But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.
1 Samuel 1:24And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.
1 Samuel 1:7And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. when: or, from the time that she, etc: Heb. from her going up
1 Samuel 2:24Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD'S people to transgress. transgress: or, cry out
1 Samuel 2:6The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
1 Samuel 7:10And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.
Frequently asked questions
What does Exodus 24:2 say?
Exodus 24:2 (King James Version) reads: "And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him."
Is Exodus 24:2 in the Old or New Testament?
Exodus 24:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Exodus.
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