Exodus 24:14

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Modern

And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.”

Traditional

And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.

Literal

And to the elders he said, “Remain for us in this place, until that we return to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever is a master of words shall come near to them.”

Latin

…senioribus ait: Expectate hic donec revertamur ad vos. Habetis Aaron et Hur vobiscum: si quid natum fuerit quæstionis, referetis ad eos.

Original

Hebrew

English

And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.”

Notes

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

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Exodus 17:12
When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.
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Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
Genesis 22:5
“Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told his servants. “The boy and I will go over there to worship, and then we will return to you.”
Exodus 18:25–26
So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
1 Samuel 10:8
And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”
Exodus 32:1
Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!”
1 Samuel 13:8–13
And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul.

People

Aaron: Moses' brother, first high priest of Israel Hur: A companion of Moses and grandfather of Bezalel

Glossary

Aaron Biblical Concept of Law Blood Book of Exodus Criminal Law and Punishment Deuteronomy, Book of Fellowship History of Israel Hur Jesus Christ, Teachings of

Topics

Aaron: Judges Israel in the Absence of Moses Government: Mosaic: Closely Associated with Moses and Subsequent Leaders Hur: An Israelite Who Assisted in Supporting Moses' Hands During Battle Law: (Contained in the Books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy): Divine Authority For Sinai: A Mountain in the Peninsula East of the Red Sea: The Law Delivered to Moses Upon

Exodus 24:14

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