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Exodus 24 Berean Standard Bible
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1 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.
1 Y DIJO á Moisés: Sube á Jehová, tú, y Aarón, Nadab, y Abiú, y setenta de los ancianos de Israel; y os inclinaréis desde lejos.
1 He said to Moses, “Come up to Yahweh, you, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship from a distance.
2 Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but the others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him.”
2 Mas Moisés sólo se llegará á Jehová; y ellos no se lleguen cerca, ni suba con él el pueblo.
2 Moses alone shall come near to Yahweh, but they shall not come near. The people shall not go up with him.”
3 When 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.”
3 Y Moisés vino y contó al pueblo todas las palabras de Jehová, y todos los derechos: y todo el pueblo respondió á una voz, y dijeron: Ejecutaremos todas las palabras que Jehová ha dicho.
3 Moses came and told the people all Yahweh’s words, and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said, “All the words which Yahweh has spoken will we do.”
4 And 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.
4 Y Moisés escribió todas las palabras de Jehová, y levantándose de mañana edificó un altar al pie del monte, y doce columnas, según las doce tribus de Israel.
4 Moses wrote all Yahweh’s words, then rose up early in the morning and built an altar at the base of the mountain, with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.
5 Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.
5 Y envió á los mancebos de los hijos de Israel, los cuales ofrecieron holocaustos, y sacrificaron pacíficos á Jehová, becerros.
5 He sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of cattle to Yahweh.
6 Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar.
6 Y Moisés tomó la mitad de la sangre, y púsola en tazones, y esparció la otra mitad de la sangre sobre el altar.
6 Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”
7 Y tomó el libro de la alianza, y leyó á oídos del pueblo, el cual dijo: Haremos todas las cosas que Jehová ha dicho, y obedeceremos.
7 He took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people, and they said, “We will do all that Yahweh has said, and be obedient.”
8 So Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
8 Entonces Moisés tomó la sangre, y roció sobre el pueblo, y dijo: He aquí la sangre de la alianza que Jehová ha hecho con vosotros sobre todas estas cosas.
8 Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, “Look, this is the blood of the covenant, which Yahweh has made with you concerning all these words.”
9 Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,
9 Y subieron Moisés y Aarón, Nadab y Abiú, y setenta de los ancianos de Israel;
9 Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.
10 and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.
10 Y vieron al Dios de Israel; y había debajo de sus pies como un embaldosado de zafiro, semejante al cielo cuando está sereno.
10 They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was like a paved work of sapphire stone, like the skies for clearness.
11 But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.
11 Mas no extendió su mano sobre los príncipes de los hijos de Israel: y vieron á Dios, y comieron y bebieron.
11 He didn’t lay his hand on the nobles of the children of Israel. They saw God, and ate and drank.
12 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay here, so that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.”
12 Entonces Jehová dijo á Moisés: Sube á mí al monte, y espera allá, y te daré tablas de piedra, y la ley, y mandamientos que he escrito para enseñarlos.
12 Yahweh said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and stay here, and I will give you the stone tablets with the law and the commands that I have written, that you may teach them.”
13 So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.
13 Y levantóse Moisés, y Josué su ministro; y Moisés subió al monte de Dios.
13 Moses rose up with Joshua, his servant, and Moses went up onto God’s Mountain.
14 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.”
14 Y dijo á los ancianos: Esperadnos aquí hasta que volvamos á vosotros: y he aquí Aarón y Hur están con vosotros: el que tuviere negocios, lléguese á ellos.
14 He said to the elders, “Wait here for us, until we come again to you. Behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever is involved in a dispute can go to them.”
15 When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it,
15 Entonces Moisés subió al monte, y una nube cubrió el monte.
15 Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.
16 and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
16 Y la gloria de Jehová reposó sobre el monte Sinaí, y la nube lo cubrió por seis días: y al séptimo día llamó á Moisés de en medio de la nube.
16 Yahweh’s glory settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. The seventh day he called to Moses out of the middle of the cloud.
17 And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.
17 Y el parecer de la gloria de Jehová era como un fuego abrasador en la cumbre del monte, á los ojos de los hijos de Israel.
17 The appearance of Yahweh’s glory was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.
18 Moses entered the cloud as he went up on the mountain, and he remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
18 Y entró Moisés en medio de la nube, y subió al monte: y estuvo Moisés en el monte cuarenta días y cuarenta noches.
18 Moses entered into the middle of the cloud, and went up on the mountain; and Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Aaron
Moses' brother and spokesman, Israel's first high priest.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 4–40; Leviticus 8–10
Hur
The man who with Aaron held up Moses' hands during the battle with Amalek at Rephidim, and who was left with Aaron to settle disputes while Moses went up the mountain. Exodus 31:2…
Cited in the guide: Exodus 17:10; Exodus 17:12; Exodus 24:14
Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Places
Mount Sinai
The location is strongly debated — traditional Jebel Musa in the southern Sinai Peninsula is only one of several proposals (approximate location). It is where the Law was given.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 19:20; Exodus 3:1; Exodus 24:12
Cross references (18)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Numbers 11:16; Exodus 6:23; Leviticus 10:1–2; Exodus 28:1; Exodus 19:24
- 2 Hebrews 10:21–22; Exodus 24:18; Exodus 24:15; Exodus 24:13; Jeremiah 30:21
- 3 Exodus 19:8; Exodus 24:7; Joshua 24:22; Deuteronomy 5:1; Deuteronomy 6:1
- 4 Genesis 28:18; Deuteronomy 31:9; Revelation 21:14; Galatians 2:9; Luke 22:30
- 5 Exodus 18:12; Leviticus 7:11–21; Exodus 19:22; Leviticus 1:1–17; Leviticus 3:1–17
- 6 1 Peter 1:19; Exodus 24:8; Hebrews 9:18; Leviticus 4:6; Hebrews 12:24
- 7 Deuteronomy 31:11–13; Hebrews 9:18–23; Exodus 24:3–4; 1 Thessalonians 5:27; Colossians 4:16
- 8 Hebrews 10:4–5; Exodus 24:6; Ezekiel 36:25; Matthew 26:28; Hebrews 13:20
- 9 Exodus 24:1
- 10 John 1:18; Ezekiel 10:1; Exodus 33:23; Genesis 32:30; Exodus 33:20
- 11 Exodus 18:12; Luke 15:23–24; Genesis 31:54; Genesis 16:13; Deuteronomy 12:7
- 12 Deuteronomy 5:22; Exodus 31:18; Exodus 32:15–16; Hebrews 9:4; 2 Corinthians 3:3
- 13 Exodus 33:11; Numbers 11:28; Exodus 17:9–14; Exodus 3:1; Exodus 32:17
- 14 Exodus 17:12; Exodus 17:10; Genesis 22:5; Exodus 18:25–26; 1 Samuel 13:8–13
- 15 Exodus 19:9; Matthew 17:5; Exodus 19:16; 2 Chronicles 6:1
- 16 Exodus 16:10; Numbers 16:42; Ezekiel 1:28; Leviticus 9:23; Numbers 14:10
- 17 Hebrews 12:29; Deuteronomy 4:24; Exodus 3:2; Hebrews 12:18; Deuteronomy 4:36
- 18 Deuteronomy 9:9; Deuteronomy 10:10; Exodus 34:28; Deuteronomy 9:18; Deuteronomy 9:25
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
For they declare that the twelve sons of Jacob, from whom also sprung twelve tribes,-- the breastplate of the high priest, which bore twelve precious stones and twelve little bells, --the twelve stones which were placed by Moses at the foot of the mountain, --the same number which was placed by Joshua in the river, and again, on the other …
A candid mind, if I may so speak, cannot but be anxious, for example, to ascertain what is meant by the fact that Moses and Elijah, and our Lord Himself, all fasted for forty days. And except by knowledge of and reflection upon the number, the difficulty of explaining the figure involved in this action cannot be got over.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Moses, of a truth, was the first to abide fasting with God for forty days and again for another forty, and thus doubtless to afflict himself with hunger on the Sabbaths although the law forbade self-affliction on the Sabbath.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)