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Exodus 24:2

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Moses alone, however, shall come near to the LORD, but they shall not come near, nor shall the people come up with him.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— and Moses alone shall come near unto the LORD; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— and Moses alone shall come near unto Jehovah; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And let Moses alone come near Jehovah; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And Moses alone, shall draw near unto Yahweh, but, they, shall not draw near,—and, the people, shall not come up with him.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and Moses hath drawn nigh by himself unto Jehovah; and they draw not nigh, and the people go not up with him.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And Moses alone shall come up to the Lord, but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people come up with him.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And Moses himselfe alone shal come nere to the Lord, but they shall not come neere, neither shall the people goe vp with him.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And Moses alone shall come neere the LORD: but they shall not come nigh, neither shall the people goe vp with him.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And Moses alone shall come near the LORD; but they shall not draw near; neither shall the people come up with him.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And Mosheh{gr.Moses} alone shall draw nigh to God; and they shall not draw nigh, and the people shall not come up with them.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And Mosheh alone shall come near Yahweh: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And Möšè מֹשֶׁה 4872
{4872} Prime
מֹשֶׁה
Mosheh
{mo-sheh'}
From H4871; drawing out (of the water), that is, rescued; Mosheh, the Israelitish lawgiver.
alone x905
(0905) Complement
בַּד
bad
{bad}
From H0909; properly separation; by implication a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as adverb, apart, only, besides.
shall come near 5066
{5066} Prime
נגשׁ
nagash
{naw-gash'}
A primitive root; to be or come (causatively bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religiously to worship; causatively to present; figuratively to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back.
z8738
<8738> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 1429
x413
(0413) Complement
אֵל
'el
{ale}
(Used only in the shortened constructive form (the second form)); a primitive particle, properly denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, that is, near, with or among; often in general, to.
Yähwè יָהוֶה: 3068
{3068} Prime
יְהֹוָה
Y@hovah
{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
but they x1992
(1992) Complement
הֵם
hem
{haym}
Masculine plural from H1931; they (only used when emphatic).
shall not x3808
(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
come nigh; 5066
{5066} Prime
נגשׁ
nagash
{naw-gash'}
A primitive root; to be or come (causatively bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religiously to worship; causatively to present; figuratively to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
neither x3808
(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
shall the people 5971
{5971} Prime
עַם
`am
{am}
From H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock.
go up 5927
{5927} Prime
עָלָה
`alah
{aw-law'}
A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or active (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literally and figuratively.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
with x5973
(5973) Complement
עִם
`im
{eem}
From H6004; adverb or preposition, with (that is, in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English).
him.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

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Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Exodus 24:1-8.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Exodus 24:2

And Moses alone shall come near — Being therein a type of Christ, who as the high priest entered alone into the most holy place. In the following verses we have the solemn covenant made between God and Israel and the exchanging of the ratifications: typifying the covenant of grace between God and believers through Christ.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance

Exodus 24:13 And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
Exodus 24:15 And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.
Exodus 24:18 And 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.
Exodus 20:21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God [was].
Numbers 16:5 And 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 30:21 And 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 49:19 Behold, 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?
Hebrews 9:24 For 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 10:21-22 And [having] an high priest over the house of God; ... Let 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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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Ex 20:21; 24:13, 15, 18. Nu 16:5. Jr 30:21; 49:19. He 9:24; 10:21.

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