Exodus 24:1

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And to Moses He said, “Come up to YHWH, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy from the elders of Israel, and worship from a distance.

Latin

Moysi quoque dixit: Ascende ad Dominum tu, et Aaron, Nadab et Abiu, et septuaginta senes ex Israël, et adorabitis procul.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.

Notes

Exodus 24:1–2

Some commentators suggest that Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and the elders made two trips up the mountain, here and in 24:9–11. However, this command was probably given in advance and obeyed at the proper time in 24:9.

Exodus 24:1–18

Israel agreed to the terms of the covenant (24:3). The covenant was then confirmed through several ceremonies:

First, the covenant was written down and read aloud to the people (24:4, 7).
Then blood was sprinkled as part of the ceremony (24:6).
The leaders also shared a covenant meal in God’s presence (24:11).
Finally, the glory of the Lord appeared on the mountain (24:15–18).

Theme notes and profiles

Moses God’s Covenants Pure Worship The Broken Covenant

Related verses

Numbers 11:16
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.
Exodus 6:23
And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Leviticus 10:1–2
Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.
Exodus 28:1
“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.
Exodus 19:24
And the LORD replied, “Go down and bring Aaron with you. But the priests and the people must not break through to come up to the LORD, or He will break out against them.”
Exodus 24:15
When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it,
Exodus 34:2
Be ready in the morning, and come up on Mount Sinai to present yourself before Me on the mountaintop.
Exodus 19:20
The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,
Exodus 20:21
And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
Ezekiel 8:11
Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising.
Exodus 19:9
The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.
Numbers 11:24–25
So Moses went out and relayed to the people the words of the LORD, and he gathered seventy of the elders of the people and had them stand around the tent.

People

Aaron: Moses' brother, first high priest of Israel Abihu: Son of Aaron Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt Nadab: Son of Aaron, consumed by fire for offering incense

Glossary

Aaron Abihu Biblical Concept of Law Blood Book of Exodus Criminal Law and Punishment Deuteronomy, Book of Elder Fellowship History of Israel Jesus Christ, Teachings of Lord’s Supper, the Nadab Numbers and Numerology

Topics

Aaron: Summoned to Sinai with Nadab, Abihu, and Seventy Elders Government: Mosaic: Closely Associated with Moses and Subsequent Leaders Israel: The Law Delivered To Journey of Israel Through The Desert: To Mount Sinai: Order for Making the Tabernacle Nadab: Son of Aaron: Called to Mount Sinai with Moses and Aaron to Worship Revelation: The Law is Revealed Seventy: The Senate of the Israilites Composed of Seventy Elders Worship: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To

Exodus 24:1

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